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
Besides the Brazil nuts and acai harvesters, people are making chocolate from native cocoa.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
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
The spirit's tasting notes on its aroma say: "Brazil nuts in toffee fill the nose, followed by linseed oil, a suggestion of flowering blackcurrants, sweet, aromatic peat smoke and a hint of tobacco".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2022
“He’s an awesome soccer player and he has a severe Brazil nut allergy. Do you have any Brazil nuts in your lunch? Because they could literally kill him.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
