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Brazil nut

Brazil nut

2.1
A tall Amazon rainforest tree that makes large seeds you can eat
  • noun
  • /brəˈzɪl nʌt/
translation icon : nuez de Brasil
  • The winner will take control of the entire Brazil nut grove!
  • Brazil nut tree

Examples

  • Many wildlife species rely on the Brazil nut trees for food and shelter in the Amazon rainforest.

  • The macaws should be nesting near the Brazil nut trees.

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  • Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is an Amazon rainforest canopy tree.

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  • The Brazil nut tree produces large seeds that are highly sought after for their flavor and nutritional value.

  • Harvesting Brazil nuts supports local communities while promoting conservation of the rainforest.

Synonyms

Bertholletia excelsa
vsBrazil nut
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall South American tree that produces Brazil nuts

is the common everyday name rather than the scientific species name
brazil-nut tree
vsBrazil nut
5.8

A very tall tree in the Amazon that produces Brazil nuts

focuses on the basic tree identity without highlighting economic uses

How Tall

emergent
  • Specialized
1 7.0
Brazil nut
2.1
tree
∞ 1.0
bush
112 1.0
treeling
  • UK
7.0

Surface Forms

Brazil nut singular
Brazil nuts plural

Morphology

Brazil + nut

The compound is a straightforward place-name + noun combination: 'Brazil' (the country) + 'nut' (edible seed), so a learner can infer it denotes a nut from or associated with Brazil. This compositional pattern (origin/type indicated by a country name plus a noun) is cross-linguistically common and thus immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Brazil nut as a tree name comes from the fact that this tall Amazon tree makes the famous nuts. People named the tree after the large seeds, using Brazil, the country, and nut, the seed. That's why Brazil nut can mean 'a tall tree that produces edible nuts'.