souari

(saʊˈɑːrɪ) or

saouari

n (Plants) a. a S American tree of the genus Caryocarb. (as modifier): souari wood.

Thesaurus

Noun

souari - large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oilCaryocar nuciferum, souari nut, souari treesouari nut - a large nutlike seed of a South American treeCaryocar, genus Caryocar - type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nutstree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

souari

swarri nut,

name for tropical trees of the genus Caryocar, abundant in N South America. The fatty "nuts," botanically drupe fruits, somewhat resemble Brazil nuts but are much larger and richer in taste. The flesh surrounding the seeds is sometimes cooked as a vegetable or used as a meat condiment. The extracted oil (souari fat) is used in cooking and is exported commercially as a nondrying oil. Other names for the souari are piquia and paradise, butter, or guiana nut. It is also spelled suari or Sawarri. The souari is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Theales, family Caryoceraceae.

souari

noun

Synonyms for souari

noun large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil

Synonyms

Caryocar nuciferum
souari nut
souari tree

Related Words

souari nut
Caryocar
genus Caryocar
tree

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