Nomenclature Brazil nut

brazil nut seeds in shell



depiction of brazil nut in scientific american supplement, no. 598, june 18, 1887

despite name, significant exporter of brazil nuts not brazil bolivia, called castañas o nuez de brasil. in brazil, these nuts called castanhas-do-pará (literally chestnuts pará ), acreans call them castanhas-do-acre instead. indigenous names include juvia in orinoco area. in cuba, nut alternatively called coquito de santiago, literally st. james coconut.

though commonly called brazil nut, in botanical terms seed fruit of tree. botanist, nut hard-shelled indehiscent fruit. (an example of botanical nut acorn or hazelnut.)

in north america, brazil nuts known epithet nigger toes, though term has fallen out of favor public use of racial slur became increasingly unacceptable 1960s. can seen being sold in market under name in scene 1922 stan laurel film pest.