nut tree
- noun
- /nʌt tri/
- Local wildlife thrives in areas with many nut trees, as they provide food and shelter.
- fruit and nut trees
- Brazil nut tree
- plant nut trees
Also understand that you can curate the jungle, Brazil nut trees becoming more prevalent, etcetera.
- Also understand that you can curate the jungle, Brazil nut trees becoming more prevalent, etcetera.
Examples
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The macaws should be nesting near the Brazil nut trees.
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"There's a family of nut trees spread through the southern islands," he said.
Fiction book (2002) -
"It is virtually impossible to keep squirrels out of fruit or nut trees because of their superb climbing and jumping ability.
Blog text (29) -
Some of the nut trees are genuine oddities with foliage that looks like hair, but trees and nuts vary considerably from island to island.
Fiction book (2002) -
Fruit and nut trees of all varieties, bramble fruits, and even peaches were guaranteed to grow there.
Fiction book (1999) -
This genus of underutilized nut trees from Asia and the Pacific produces good yields of high-fat nuts.
Blog text (1) -
In addition to 115 acres of vineyards, the ranch also has 300 olive trees, fruit and nut trees, a lavender field, and herb and perennial gardens.
Academic text (1999) -
In the garden, we planted several nut trees to provide shade and snacks later in the season.
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The farmer decided to expand his orchard by adding more nut trees alongside the fruit trees.
Synonyms
A small tree with pink flowers that produces edible seeds
A large tree that loses its leaves and produces edible nuts people eat
A tree that makes nuts you can eat and strong wood for furniture
A large tree from North America with dark hard wood and nuts you can eat
A small hazel tree or the round brown nuts it gives that you can eat
A North American tree that produces edible nuts and useful wood
A small tree with pink or white flowers that produces edible nuts
A small tree or bush that grows edible nuts inside a leafy cover
A small tree that makes edible nuts with a hard shell and pink flowers
A North American tree that makes bitter edible nuts
A tree that produces large edible nuts and hard brown wood
A North American tree with hard dark wood and edible nuts
A North American tree that makes edible nuts and light brown wood used for dye
A large tree that grows in the southern United States and Mexico and produces edible pecans
A European tree that makes edible hazelnuts and useful wood
A tree that people grow for nuts you can eat, pretty branches, and useful wood
A tree with shiny leaves that makes hard, round nuts people eat
A small Australian tree grown for its sweet, edible nuts
An Australian tree that produces edible nuts and pink flowers
A small tree that produces hard-shelled nuts people eat
A tree in warm countries that keeps its leaves all year and makes curved nuts you eat after roasting
A large South American evergreen tree that makes edible seeds used for cooking oil
A pine tree that makes seeds you can eat
A medium-sized tree from southern Europe with a wide top that makes edible seeds like small almonds
A tree from the southern United States and Mexico that has hard nuts shaped like nutmeg
A tree with small winged seeds that grows near rivers in Asia
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Morphology
The meaning 'a tree that produces edible nuts' is directly and compositionally derived from 'nut' + 'tree' as a noun-noun compound; a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the referent. This is a common, cross-linguistic nominal compounding pattern with no idiomatic shift, so the phrase is immediately transparent.
Etymology
Nut tree is a simple name made from nut and tree. It pictures a tree heavy with nuts, so it means 'a tree that produces edible nuts'.