Brazil nut
noun
the three-sided, hard-shelled edible seed of the tree Bertholletia excelsa and related species, of South America.
Brazil nuts
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pluralof Brazil nut.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"There's a lot of superfoods in the forest that people don't know," says Max Petrucci, founder of a local company Mahta that sells powdered cacao and Brazil nuts for shakes.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
A 28-gram serving of Brazil nuts contain 0.47 to 0.80?μSv, while the maximum value calculated for a single mussel collected by researchers in the study was 63.42?μSv.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2024
Finding few opportunities elsewhere, many locals cut down trees and turned to cattle as a more reliable income than seasonal forest products, such as Brazil nuts.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
Oz also promoted selenium supplements — a mineral found in foods such as Brazil nuts — in 2012, calling them the “holy grail of cancer prevention.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2022
While the camaradas built the portage and Kermit looked for Simplicio, Rondon set off with his dog, Lobo, to hunt for game and Brazil nuts.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
