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

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How to use Brazil nut in a sentence

The blossoms of the Brazil-nut-tree are large and yellow, having a delicate aromatic perfume.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 | Various
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
Then, with a Brazil nut candle for illumination, he began to write.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 | Various
Here are four nuts, a Brazil nut, an almond, a walnut and a pecan.
The Children's Six Minutes | Bruce S. Wright

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

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