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Word of the Day from AskOxford: www.askoxford.com Brazil • noun 1. (also Brazil nut) a large three-sided nut with an edible kernel, several of which develop inside a large woody capsule borne by a South American forest tree. The tree is Bertholletia excelsa, family Lecythidaceae. 2. (also Brazil wood) [mass noun] hard red timber from which dye may be obtained. The timber is obtained from several tropical trees of the genus Caesalpinia, family Leguminosae. — origin Middle English (in sense 2): from medieval Latin brasilium. The South American country Brazil (see Brazil1) takes its name from the wood. Source: Oxford Dictionary of English www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780198610571 Useful links from around OUP Find out about OUP's Online Products: www.oup.com/online Sign up for Words of the Day in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, or Chinese at www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com - now with audio! Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: www.clever-stuff.ie We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: www.askoxford.com/contactus/email Copyright © Oxford University Press 2008

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