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CHILE NUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chile nut mean?
• CHILE NUT (noun)
The noun CHILE NUT has 1 sense:
1. Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut
Familiarity information: CHILE NUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chile hazel; Chile nut; Chilean hazelnut; Chilean nut; Guevina avellana; Guevina heterophylla
Hypernyms ("Chile nut" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Chile nut" is a member of...):
genus Guevina; Guevina (one species: Chilean nut)
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