Souari

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any tree of the genus Caryocar. They yield strong timber and some bear edible nuts. no-plural

    "Among a variety of specimens, we collected some fine plants of the Tonquin bean, the Souwarrow nut, the wild orange, and a species of medlar."

  2. 2
    large South American evergreen tree having trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil wordnet

Etymology

From Kari'na sawari, via Caribbean French saouari. Attested in English (as souwarrow or saoari) from the 19th century.

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