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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.
brazil nut
noun
- a tropical South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa , producing large globular capsules, each containing several closely packed triangular nuts: family Lecythidaceae
- the nut of this tree, having an edible oily kernel and a woody shell
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of Brazil nut1
Example Sentences
TJ’s Brazil Nut Body Butter contains an array of impressive ingredients, including coconut oil, shea butter, açai extract, guarana extract and Brazil nut seed oil.
It also granted money to two U.S.-based nonprofits: Forest Trends, which supports handicrafts and Brazil nut production in Indigenous territories, and the Good Food Institute, which works to research local products from Amazon fungi to tucuma, a local palm tree.
The authors also found a significant relationship between 35 domesticated tree species—including Brazil nut, Pará rubber tree, murumuru, and cacao—and the probability of earthworks.
“They threaten food security. Our relatives have nowhere to fish, the Brazil nut trees were cut down. Today, they have nowhere to draw their survival from.”
In 1996, researchers determined that soybeans containing a gene from a Brazil nut could trigger a reaction in someone who is allergic.
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