Yes. It is one of the several large seeds found in the fruit of the Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa)
No. Hazelnut is a filbert. They grow in Oregon. Brazilnuts do not.
Brazil nut is the name of a South American tree and also the name of the tree's edible seed. The Brazil nut tree is native to Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil and Eastern Peru.
Assuming you mean "Brazil nut" ...it's actually not a nut, but the seed of the tree Bertholletia excelsa. In Brazil itself, they're usually called castanhas-do-pará (chestnuts from Pará).
The Brazil nut is actually a fruit not a nut. much to everyones suprise
The nut called the Brazil nut (seed of Bertholletia excelsa) is named for Brazil, not the other way around.The country was named for a different commodity, the brazilwood tree (Paubrasilia echinata), which provided timber and red dye. The Portuguese wanted to call it Terra da Santa Cruz (Land of the Holy Cross), but the popular name given by sailors stuck.
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this is actually i difficult question to answer. Many say that this is a nut but when it comes down to it the chest"nut" is actually a seed. It qualifies as a seed more than a nut.
Brazil Nut, Brazil is also a country in South America.
its a seed
The Brazil nut.
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