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BRAZIL-NUT TREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brazil-nut tree mean?
• BRAZIL-NUT TREE (noun)
The noun BRAZIL-NUT TREE has 1 sense:
1. tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
Familiarity information: BRAZIL-NUT TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bertholletia excelsa; brazil-nut tree; brazil nut
Hypernyms ("brazil-nut tree" is a kind of...):
nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)
Meronyms (parts of "brazil-nut tree"):
brazil; brazil nut (three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell)
Holonyms ("brazil-nut tree" is a member of...):
Bertholletia; genus Bertholletia (brazil nut)
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