Found 2 items, similar to caryocar nuciferum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Caryocar nuciferum Caryocar nuciferum n : large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil [syn: souari, souari nut, souari tree]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Caryocar nuciferum Souari nut \Sou*a"ri nut`\ (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.] [1913 Webster] Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n. 1. (Bot.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and Caryocar nuciferum , of S. America; -- called also Souari nut. [1913 Webster]