2. (Bot.) The nut of the {Caryocar butyrosum} and {Caryocar nuciferum}, of S. America; -- called also {Souari nut}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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
souari-nut — riešutinis kariokaras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kariokarinių šeimos augalas (Caryocar nuciferum), vedantis valgomus riešutus. Paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Caryocar nuciferum; Caryocar tomentosum; Caryocar tuberculosum;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
souari nut — noun 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 tree, ↑Caryocar nuciferum • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryocar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
souari nut — /sooh ahr ee/ the large, edible, oily nut of a tall tree, Caryocar nuciferum, of tropical South America. Also called butternut. [1840 50; < F saouari < Galibi sawarra] * * * souari also spelled swarri, also called butternut, or pekea nut, … … Universalium
souari-nut — souaˈri nut or saouaˈri nut see ↑butternut under ↑butter1 • • • Main Entry: ↑souari … Useful english dictionary
souari nut — sou•a′ri nut [[t]suˈɑr i[/t]] n. pln the large, edible, oily nut of various trees of the tropical American genus Caryocar, esp. C. nuciferum. Also called butternut 5) • Etymology: 1840–50; < F saouari < Carib sawarra … From formal English to slang
souari nut — /suˈari ˌnʌt/ (say sooh ahree .nut) noun the large, edible, oily nut of a tall tree, Caryocar nuciferum, of tropical South America; butternut. {Galibi saouari} …
souari-nut family — noun : caryocaraceae … Useful english dictionary
souari — noun large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil • Syn: ↑souari nut, ↑souari tree, ↑Caryocar nuciferum • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryocar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
souari tree — noun 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, ↑Caryocar nuciferum • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryocar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
