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NOUN (2)

1. large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil;
[syn: souari, souari nut, souari tree, Caryocar nuciferum]

2. a large nutlike seed of a South American tree;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Souari nut \Sou*a"ri nut`\ (Bot.) The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order with the tea plant; -- also called butternut. [Written also sawarra nut.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n. 1. (Bot.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and Caryocar nuciferum, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

souari nut n 1: large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil [syn: souari, souari nut, souari tree, Caryocar nuciferum] 2: a large nutlike seed of a South American tree