brazil
The hard, brown wood of a certain species of the tribe CaesalpinieaeThe hard, brown wood of a certain species of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally sappan (Biancaea sappan), of the East Indies, and later brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata.
Meaning
4 sensesThe hard, brown wood of a certain species of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally sappan (Biancaea sappan), of the East Indies, and later brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata.
A Brazil nut.
I picked up a handful of brazils from the bowl.
A seam of coal containing iron pyrites
(obsolete)A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood.
- the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
- three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
Forms
plural: brazilsSynonyms
3 synonyms- the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter:Federative Republic of BrazilBrasil
- three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell:brazil nut
See also
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