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Word List with 14 words
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brazil nut

the three-sided, hard-shelled edible seed of the tree Bertholletia excelsa and related species, of South America.

cashew nut

the small, kidney-shaped, edible nut of this tree.

chestnut

any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata

coconut

the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.

filbert

the thick-shelled, edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, esp. of Corylus avellana, of Europe.

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hazelnut

the nut of the hazel; filbert.

macadamia nut

the edible, hard-shelled seed of this tree.

nut

a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.

peanut

the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.

pecan

a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.

pine nut

the seed of any of several pine trees, as the piÃ±on, eaten roasted or salted or used in making candy, pastry, etc., after removing the hard seed coat.

pistachio nut

n.,

the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.

walnut

the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone.

almond

the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis