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Brazil nut — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) … Wikipedia
Brazil nut — Bra*zil nut (br[.a]*z[i^]l n[u^]t ). (Bot.) An oily, three sided nut, the seed of the {Bertholletia excelsa}; the cream nut. [1913 Webster] Note: From eighteen to twenty four of the seeds or nuts grow in a hard and nearly globular shell. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brazil nut — ► NOUN ▪ the large three sided nut of a South American forest tree … English terms dictionary
Brazil nut — Brazil′ nut n. 1) pln the three sided, hard shelled edible seed of a large South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, of the lecythis family 2) pln the tree itself • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
Brazil nut — the three sided, hard shelled edible seed of the tree Bertholletia excelsa and related species, of South America. [1820 30] * * * Edible seed of a large South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa (family Lecythidaceae), and one of the major… … Universalium
brazil nut — noun 1. tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts • Syn: ↑brazil nut tree, ↑Bertholletia excelsa • Hypernyms: ↑nut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Bertholletia, ↑genus Bertholletia … Useful english dictionary
brazil nut — UK [brəˈzɪl ˌnʌt] / US noun [countable] Word forms brazil nut : singular brazil nut plural brazil nuts a large curved nut that has a hard shell with three sides … English dictionary
Brazil nut effect — The Brazil nut effect is the name given to a phenomenon in which the largest particles end up on the surface when a granular material containing a mixture of objects of different sizes is shaken. In a typical container of mixed nuts, the largest… … Wikipedia
brazil-nut tree — noun tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts • Syn: ↑brazil nut, ↑Bertholletia excelsa • Hypernyms: ↑nut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Bertholletia, ↑genus Bertholletia … Useful english dictionary
brazil nut — /brəˈzɪl nʌt / (say bruh zil nut) noun the triangular edible seed (nut) of the tree Bertholletia excelsa and related species, of Brazil and elsewhere …
