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
The researchers compared the radioactivity of the sampled eastern spikes to Brazil nuts, which take up radiation from the soil in which they grow.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2024
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
Priority was given to communities with either health centers or market hubs for the production and sale of forest products, such as Brazil nuts.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 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
