1.
[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