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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Brazil/brəˈzɪl/

▶noun

1 (also Brazil nut) the large three-sided nut of a South American forest tree (Bertholletia excelsa).

2 (also Brazil wood) the hard red wood of a tropical tree (genus Caesalpinia) from which dye is obtained.

'Brazil' also found in these Oxford entries:

bossa nova - BR - Brazilian - caatinga - caboclo - campo - centavo - Creole - favela - lion tamarin - macumba - Portuguese - real - rosewood - Yanomami

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