souari nut Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
    souari tree; Caryocar nuciferum; souari.
  2. noun a large nutlike seed of a South American tree

WordNet

Sou*a"ri nut`
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order with the tea plant; -- also called butternut. Written also sawarra nut.

Webster 1913