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BRAZIL-NUT TREE

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Meaning:

Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts

Synonyms:

Bertholletia excelsa; brazil-nut tree; brazil nut

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Nouns denoting plants

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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