Brazil Nut Definition

noun
A gigantic (30-45 m or 100-150 ft) South American tree (Bertholletia excelsa) of the lecythis family, which bears hard-shelled, triangular, oily, edible seeds that grow in large, round, hard-shelled fruits.
Webster's New World
This seed.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Bertholletia excelsa
  • brazil-nut tree
  • brazil

Other Word Forms of Brazil Nut

Noun

Singular:
Brazil nut
Plural:
brazil-nuts

Origin of Brazil Nut

  • After Brazil

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Brazil Nut Sentence Examples

  • The South American Brazil nut tree is dependant on carpenter bees for its pollination.

  • The largest of the Amazon forest trees are the massaranduba (Mimusops data), called the cow-tree because of its milky sap, the samadma (Eriodendron samauma) or silk-cotton tree, the pdu d'arco (Tecoma speciosa), pdu d'alho (Catraeva tapia), bacori (Symphonea coccinea), sapucaia (Lecythis ollaria), and castanheira or brazil-nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa).

  • A brazil nut allergen was identified in soya bean genetically engineered with a brazil nut gene (Nordlee et al, 1996 ).

  • A brazil nut mercy dash was agreed but a lack of fuel meant the plan couldn't go ahead.

  • Cooking Brazil nut oil has a deliciously nutty flavor, which does not affect the taste of other foods.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRA

Words Ending With

TUTNUT

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