[DOC] [TLE] brazil nut (nut tree) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "brazil nut" (nut tree) definition: a tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts. 
Synonyms: Bertholletia excelsa [species], brazil-nut tree, B... ... tree "(Bertholletia 
excelsa") having globose, woody fruit and edible, dark brown, three-sided seeds. 
... The South American country Brazil (see "Brazil1") takes its name from the 
wood. [DOC] [TLE] brazil nut (edible nut) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "brazil nut" (edible nut) definition: 3-sided tropical American nut with white ... It 
includes the anchovy pear, a West Indian species with edible fruit used for 
pickles, . ... a tall South American tree (Bertholletia excelsa of the family 
Lecythidaceae) .... The South American country Brazil (see "Brazil1") takes its 
name from the wood. [DOC] [TLE] Brazil-nut tree videos, photos and facts - Bertholletia excelsa | ARKive [PAR] A particularly distinctive species because of its towering height, the Brazil-nut tree 
is ... (rodents in the genus Dasyprocta) to gnaw through the tough outer wall of 
the fruit, ... The Brazil-nut tree is native to South America and naturally occurs... [DOC] [TLE] Nut Photos - Wayne's Word [PAR] In fact, Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (1970) ... 
Fruits with a distinct endocarp layer surrounding the seed are called drupes. .... 
Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) are also seeds produced in a thick-walled 
capsule. ... The three-sided achenes resemble miniature nuts from the beech tree 
(Fagus). [DOC] [TLE] BRAZIL-NUT     , translation ... [PAR] BRAZIL NUT  noun Etymology: Brazil, South America Date: 1830 a tall South 
American ... NUT  the three-sided, hard-shelled edible seed of the tree 
Bertholletia excelsa and ... BRAZIL  or Portuguese Brasil geographical name 
country E South America; a federal ... (often in compounds) a small hard fruit with 
a very  [DOC] [TLE] Nut (fruit) - Wikipedia [PAR] A nut is a fruit composed of a hard shell and a seed, which is generally edible. In 
a general context, however, a wide variety of dried seeds are called nuts, ... In 
common use, a "tree nut" is, as the name implies, any nut coming from a tree. ... 
thought to possess cardioprotective effects, their omega 3 fatty acid profile is at 
least... [DOC] [TLE] Brazil nut - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Jan 19, 2009 ... Brazil nut is the common name for a large, South American tree, ... seed pod, or 
fruit, containing a number of dark brown, triangular (three-sided) seeds ... The 
Brazil nut, Bertholletia excelsa, is native to Brazil, eastern .... the trees is 
prohibited by law in all three producing countries (Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru). [DOC] [TLE] Brazil nuts - Dictionnaires [PAR] An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the Bertholletia excelsa; the cream nut. ... The 
Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American tree in the family 
Lecythidaceae, ... The genus is named after the French chemist Claude Louis 
Berthollet. ... Brazil nut trees produce fruit almost exclusively in pristine forests, as 
disturbed... [DOC] [TLE] Brazil nut - definition of brazil nut by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Brazil nut fruit capsule and opened capsule exposing hard-shelled seeds n. ... A 
tropical South American evergreen tree (Bertholletia excelsa) having large round 
woody ... 1. the three-sided, hard-shelled edible seed of a large South American 
tree, .... Brazil (country)  Brazil (country)  Brazil (country)  Brazil Bourbon Santos
... [DOC] [TLE] Database entry for Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa - Brazil Nut ... [PAR] Castanheiro do Para, the Brazilian name given to its tree, is found in many ... The 
fruit is a large spherical woody capsule or pod and measures an ... Brazil Nuts 
are a three sided nut

Question: Named for a South American country, this 3-sided nut is the fruit of the bertholettia tree
Answer: the Brazil nut