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Brazil Nuts

the seeds of a Brazilian tree-the bertholletia excelsa. It belongs to the order lecythidaceæ. The B C BRAZIL NUT C. A single nut.

D. Cross cut of nut.

A. Leaf.

B. Fruit with half the pericarp removed.

Para nuts. They are edible, besides nuts or seeds are largely exported from Para, whence they are sometimes called coal. There are also manufactures of mining machines, pianos, wire, sewer pipe, etc. Large deposits of clay exist in the vicinity. It has a Carnegie BRAZIL TEA which they yield on pressure an oil used by watchmakers and artists.

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