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brazil nut
Brazil nutn.1. A tropical South American evergreen tree (Bertholletia excelsa) having large round woody fruits containing edible oily three-sided seeds.2. The seed of this tree.
[After Brazil.]brazil nut n 1. (Plants) a tropical South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, producing large globular capsules, each containing several closely packed triangular nuts: family Lecythidaceae 2. (Plants) the nut of this tree, having an edible oily kernel and a woody shell Often shortened to: brazilBrazil′ nut`
n. 1. the three-sided, hard-shelled edible seed of a large South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, of the lecythis family. 2. the tree itself. [1820–30] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  brazil nut - tall South American tree bearing brazil nutsBertholletia excelsa, brazil-nut treebrazil, brazil nut - three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shellBertholletia, genus Bertholletia - brazil nutnut tree - tree bearing edible nuts | | 2. | brazil nut - three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shellbraziledible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shellBertholletia excelsa, brazil nut, brazil-nut tree - tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts |
Translationsbrazil nut
Brazil nut, common name for the Lecythidaceae, a family of tropical trees. It includes the anchovy pear (Grias cauliflora), a West Indian species with edible fruit used for pickles, and several lumber trees of South America, e.g., the cannon-ball tree (Couroupita guianensis), some species of Barringtonia, and the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa). The latter is found chiefly in Brazil along the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, but extensive groves have also been planted in N Bolivia. The edible Brazil nuts grow clumped together in large, round, woody and extremely hard seed pods the size of a large grapefruit. The meat of the seed (the "nut") is very rich in oil. The Brazil nut family is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Lecythidales.Brazil nut[brə′zil ‚nət] (botany) Bertholletia excelsa. A large broad-leafed evergreen tree of the order Lecythedales; an edible seed is produced by the tree fruit. brazil nut1. a tropical South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, producing large globular capsules, each containing several closely packed triangular nuts: family Lecythidaceae 2. the nut of this tree, having an edible oily kernel and a woody shell Brazil Nut
The oily seed of Bertholletia excelsa, the cream nut, which contains 100 µg seleniumbrazil nut
Synonyms for brazil nutnoun tall South American tree bearing brazil nutsSynonyms- Bertholletia excelsa
- brazil-nut tree
Related Words- brazil
- brazil nut
- Bertholletia
- genus Bertholletia
- nut tree
noun three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shellSynonymsRelated Words- edible nut
- Bertholletia excelsa
- brazil nut
- brazil-nut tree
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