CHILE NUT

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Meaning:

Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut

Synonyms:

Chile hazel; Chile nut; Chilean hazelnut; Chilean nut; Guevina avellana; Guevina heterophylla

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Chile nut" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("Chile nut" is a member of...):

genus Guevina; Guevina (one species: Chilean nut)

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