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Bertholletia

noun
1.
Brazil nut.  Synonym: genus Bertholletia.



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Bertholletia excelsa


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"Bertholletia" Quotes from Famous Books



... 62. BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA.—This furnishes the well known Brazil nuts, or cream nuts of commerce. The tree is a native of South America and attains a height of 100 to 150 feet. The fruit is nearly round and contains from eighteen to twenty-four seeds, which are so beautifully packed in the shell that ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders


Words linked to "Bertholletia" :   brazil nut, dicot genus, Lecythidaceae, magnoliopsid genus, Bertholletia excelsa, brazil-nut tree, genus Bertholletia, family Lecythidaceae


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