Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Brazil-nut, Bertholletia excelsa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree (
Bertholetia excelsa ) which produces the large seeds known as Brazil nuts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic The
brazil nut .
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Examples
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She survived the round by spelling "juvia" - a Brazil nut - and then had to sit through a tense 3 1/2-minute commercial before spelling the championship word.
arabnews - frontpage 2010
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She survived the round by spelling "juvia" - a Brazil nut - and then had to sit through a tense 3 1/2-minute commercial before spelling the championship word.
arabnews - frontpage 2010
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Anamika survived the round by spelling "juvia" - a Brazil nut - and then had to sit through a tense 3 1/2-minute commercial before spelling the championship word.
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But of all the trees which our travellers saw on that day, none made such an impression upon them as the "juvia," or Brazil-nut tree
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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But of all the trees which our travellers saw on that day, none made such a impression upon them as the "juvia," or Brazil-nut tree.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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But: I got exactly two words right during the finals last night: netsuke and juvia, and neither of them English.
Cain't Spel Steve Perry 2010
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Veeramani made her way through the earlier rounds Friday night, spelling "epiphysis" and "juvia" with ease.
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But: I got exactly two words right during the finals last night: netsuke and juvia, and neither of them English.
Archive 2010-06-01 Steve Perry 2010
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Caryocar nuciferum which is cultivated in Dutch and French Guiana, and which, with the almendron of Mariquita (Caryocar amygdaliferum), the juvia of the Esmeralda (Bertholletia excelsa), and the Geoffroea of the Amazon, yields the finest almonds of all South America.
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We found in the village a few juvia-trees which furnish the triangular nuts called in
oroboros commented on the word juvia
A Brazil nut.
February 5, 2011