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Brazil nut

–noun
the three-sided, hard-shelled edible seed of the tree Bertholletia excelsa and related species, of South America.

Origin:
1820–30
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Brazil nut  
n.  
  1. A tropical South American evergreen tree (Bertholletia excelsa) having globose, woody fruit and edible, dark brown, three-sided seeds.

  2. The seed of this tree.


[After Brazil.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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