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SOUARI NUT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large nutlike seed of a South American tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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

edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)

Holonyms ("souari nut" is a part of...):

Caryocar nuciferum; souari; souari nut; souari tree (large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil

Synonyms:

Caryocar nuciferum; souari; souari nut; souari tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Meronyms (parts of "souari nut"):

souari nut (a large nutlike seed of a South American tree)

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

Caryocar; genus Caryocar (type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts)

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