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bra·zil (brə zil′)
noun
- brazilwood
- a red or blue dye from this wood
Etymology: ME brasile < Sp & Port brasil; prob. ult. (because of color) < Gmc *brasa: see braise
Bra·zil (brə zil′)
Etymology: Port, short for terra de brasil, land of brazilwood: see brazil
Related Forms:
- Brazilian Bra·zil′·ian (-yən) adjective, noun
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Converse of object
- arrange: Each ripe pod contains many brazils arranged like the segments of an orange.
Modifies a noun
- nut: A gene from brazil nuts was inserted into the soya to improve the protein quality of the bean.
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Science fiction, like Brazil, is where the nuts come from. SeeThomas 852:53.
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