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Brazil nut

noun

Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts. Synonyms: Bertholletia excelsa, brazil-nut tree.

Three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell. Synonym: brazil.

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... the sustaining effect of the diet Joel recommended was due less to its intrinsic virtue than to some unusual and dominating quality of Joel's personality. And Joel, struggling with a peculiarly tough Brazil nut, reflected that Susan Fitzgerald was an intelligent woman as ...

— Other People's Business - The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale • Harriet L. Smith

Words linked to "Brazil nut" : genus Bertholletia, brazil-nut tree, nut tree, Bertholletia excelsa, edible nut, Bertholletia