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单词 brazil nut
释义

Brazil nut


noun

the three-sided, hard-shelled edible seed of the tree Bertholletia excelsa and related species, of South America.

Origin of Brazil nut

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby Brazil nut

Brazilian rosewood, Brazilian ruby, Brazilian sapphire, Brazilian wax, brazilin, Brazil nut, brazilwood, brazing metal, Brazos, Brazza, Brazzaville
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Example sentences from the Web for Brazil nut

  • We're now aground on the branches of a sapucaya,—a species of the Brazil-nut, and among the tallest of Amazonian trees.

    Our Young Folks--Vol. I, No. II, February 1865|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Brazil nut

brazil nut

noun

a tropical South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, producing large globular capsules, each containing several closely packed triangular nuts: family Lecythidaceae
the nut of this tree, having an edible oily kernel and a woody shell
Often shortened to: brazil
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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