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CHILEAN NUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut
Synonyms:
Chile hazel; Chile nut; Chilean hazelnut; Chilean nut; Guevina avellana; Guevina heterophylla
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Chilean nut" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Chilean nut" is a member of...):
genus Guevina; Guevina (one species: Chilean nut)