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Brazil nut
Brazil nut
An
oily
,
three
-
sided
nut
,
the
seed
of
the
Bertholletia
excelsa
;
the
cream
nut
.
Brazil wood
The
wood
of
the
oriental
Caesalpinia
Sapan
;
so
called
before
the
discovery
of
America
.
Brazil wood
A
very
heavy
wood
of a
reddish
color
,
imported
from
Brazil
and
other
tropical
countries
,
for
cabinet
-
work
,
and
for
dyeing
.
The
best
is
the
heartwood
of
Caesalpinia
echinata
, a
leguminous
tree
;
but
other
trees
also
yield
it. An
inferior
sort
comes
from
Jamaica
,
the
timber
of C.
Braziliensis
and
C.
crista
.
This
is
often
distinguished
as
Braziletto
,
but
the
better
kind
is
also
frequently
so
named
.
Braziletto
n.
See
Brazil
wood
.
Brazilian
a.
Of or
pertaining
to
Brazil
.
Brazilian
n.
A
native
or an
inhabitant
of
Brazil
.
Brazilin
n.
A
substance
contained
in
both
Brazil
wood
and
Sapan
wood
,
from
which
it is
extracted
as a
yellow
crystalline
substance
which
is
white
when
pure
. It is
colored
intensely
red
by
alkalies
.
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