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A nut is a seed or fruit of a tree.
The Almond is not a fruit, it is a nut, the seed of an Almond tree.
it is not a nut, although that is a common mistake, the coconut part that falls of the tree is a seed which contains fruit
Yes you can, although the Tanins don't taste very nice, and can damage your liver in large quantities. x
Yes. It is one of the several large seeds found in the fruit of the brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa)
Mango's are part of the pistachio family of nuts.
Not at all! The seed of the almond (prunis dulcis) is really not a nut but the seed of the fruit which is a "drupe", The tree is a close relative of the apricot (there are trees that give both fruit meats and almonds). The hazelnut is a true nut, the seed of the corylus avellana.
The Brazil nut is actually a fruit not a nut. much to everyones suprise
It is confusing because it is referred to both as a seed and nut.For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
Nutmeg is the seed of the nutmeg tree.
" Although (cashew is) a nut in the culinary sense, in the botanical sense the nut of the cashew is a seed." The real fruit (of the the tree) or what we call nut is attached to the end of the edible pulp part that "appears to be the fruit is an oval or pear-shaped structure".
The seed of a plant is an embryonic plant that would grow into another specimen given time. It is protected by the plant's fruit. The nut is a kind of fruit and contains the seed.