1. Three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
   "Brazil nuts are rich in selenium and often eaten as a snack";
   - brazil
    
2. Tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
   "Brazil nut trees tower over the rainforest canopy";
   - brazil-nut tree, Bertholletia excelsa

Derived forms: brazil nuts

Type of: edible nut, nut, nut tree

Part of: Bertholletia, genus Bertholletia

Encyclopedia: Brazil nut