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Definition of Brazil-nut tree
1. Noun. Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts.
Terms within: Brazil, Brazil Nut
Group relationships: Bertholletia, Genus Bertholletia
Generic synonyms: Nut Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brazil-nut Tree
Literary usage of Brazil-nut tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Michigan Journal of Education and Teachers' Magazine by Michigan Education Association (1854)
"THE brazil-nut tree. —The brazil-nut tree may justly command tho attention of
the enthusiastic naturalist. This tree thrives well iu tho province of Brazil ..."
2. Student and Family Miscellany by Norman Allison Calkins (1852)
"The brazil-nut tree may justly command Ae attention of the enthusiastic naturalist.
This tree thrives well in the province of Brazil, and immense quantities ..."
3. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"... F.), from the fruits of Bertholletia excelsa, Humb., the brazil-nut tree,
indigenous to the forests of Para, and cultivated in South America, Guiana, ..."
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