saouari

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• saouari-nut — souaˈri nut or saouaˈri nut see ↑butternut under ↑butter1 • • • Main Entry: ↑souari …   Useful english dictionary

• Caryocar — Taxobox name = Caryocar image width = 200px image caption = Caryocar nuciferum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Malpighiales familia = Caryocaraceae genus = Caryocar genus authority = F.Allam. ex L.… …   Wikipedia

• Caryocar —   Caryocar …   Wikipedia Español

• Caryocar — Souarinussbaum, auch Butternuss genannt, (Caryocar nuciferum), Illustration. Systematik Kerneudikotyledonen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Caryocaraceae — Souarinussbaum, auch Butternuss genannt, (Caryocar nuciferum), Illustration. Systematik Eudikotyledonen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• souarinut — sou·a·ri nut (so͞o ärʹē) n. In both senses also called butternut. 1. A South American evergreen tree (Caryocar nuciferum) having opposite, trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike stones containing seeds used as food and as a source of cooking… …   Universalium

• souari — [so͞o är′ē] n. 〚Fr saouari < Carib sawarra〛 any of a genus (Caryocar) of trees of N South America having durable timber (souari wood) and large, edible nuts (souari nuts) that yield an oil used in cooking, etc. * * * …   Universalium

• 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 — 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} …