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butternut
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
