'Souari nut' definitions:

Definition of 'souari nut'

(from WordNet)
noun
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, Caryocar nuciferum]
noun
A large nutlike seed of a South American tree

Definition of 'Souari nut'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Souari nut'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]