souari

The definition of a souari is a large South American evergreen tree that produces a nut used for cooking oil.

(noun)

An example of a souari is the tree that produces the pequi nut.

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See souari in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of a genus (Caryocar) of trees of N South America having durable timber () and large, edible nuts () that yield an oil used in cooking, etc.

Origin: Fr saouari < Carib sawarra

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