CARYOCAR NUCIFERUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Caryocar nuciferum mean? 

• CARYOCAR NUCIFERUM (noun)
  The noun CARYOCAR NUCIFERUM has 1 sense:

1. large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil

  Familiarity information: CARYOCAR NUCIFERUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARYOCAR NUCIFERUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Caryocar nuciferum; souari; souari nut; souari tree

Hypernyms ("Caryocar nuciferum" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Meronyms (parts of "Caryocar nuciferum"):

souari nut (a large nutlike seed of a South American tree)

Holonyms ("Caryocar nuciferum" is a member of...):

Caryocar; genus Caryocar (type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts)