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.
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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
His company Mazo Mana Forest Food has partnered with communities that live from the forest and gather the Brazil nuts, cocoa beans, acai, mushrooms, fruits and other ingredients that go into the drinks.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Tree nuts include almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios and walnuts.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2023
"We don't want a mono-culture farm like what happened in Brazil with Brazil nuts," says Ms King.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2022
The Brazil nuts they had been counting on to sustain them were in short supply, and the piglike tapir, with its prehensile snout, was elusive.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
