An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the Bertholletia excelsa; the cream nut.
one of the largest trees of the amazon region, the brazil nut [bertholletia excelsa] is highly valued for its nuts, which grow in hard, round woody pods that contain about 20 to 30 nuts each. its heartwood is a uniform pinkish brown which turns light chestnut brown after exposure to light. its texture is coarse to medium, and it is of medium luster. brazil nut is said to symbolize love.
tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
A large nut with a hard shell and white kernel, can be eaten raw or used in cooking.
The seed of a large, Amazon jungle tree. High in fat and high in the antioxident, selenium.
the white, rich-tasting seed kernel from a tree that grows in South America's Amazon jungle
This is the seed of a giant tree that grows in the Amazon jungle. The kernel of this nut is white, rich, and high in fat. Also known as "butternut," "cream nut," and "paranut."
The Brazil Nut is a South American tree Bertholletia excelsa in the family Lecythidaceae. It is the only species in the genus Bertholletia. It is native to the Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil, eastern Colombia, eastern Peru and eastern Bolivia.