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souari nut

  (sū-är'ē) pronunciation
n. In both senses also called butternut.
  1. A South American evergreen tree (Caryocar nuciferum) having opposite, trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike stones containing seeds used as food and as a source of cooking oil.
  2. The nut of this tree.

[French saouari, from Galibi sawarra.]


 
 
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
  Synonyms: souari, souari tree, Caryocar nuciferum

Meaning #2: a large nutlike seed of a South American tree


 
 

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