souari
souari noun: any tree of the genus Caryocar. They yield strong timber and some bear edible nuts.
Noun
souari (plural not attested)
- Any tree of the genus Caryocar. They yield strong timber and some bear edible nuts.
- Among a variety of specimens, we collected some fine plants of the Tonquin bean, the Souwarrow nut, the wild orange, and a species of medlar.1816, George Pinckard, Notes on the West Indies, page 189
- Souari nut, or butternut.—This nut, like the last, is a native of British Guiana, and is the fruit of the Caryocar nuciferum, a noble tree, growing a hundred feet high, having large, broad, trifoliate leaves, resembling those of our common horse-chestnut, but not quite as broad.1896, Andrew Samuel Fuller, The Nut Culturalist, page 280
Forms of souari
| alternative form | sawarri |
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| alternative form | saouari |
Origin of souari
From Kari'na sawari, via Caribbean French saouari. Attested in English (as souwarrow or saoari) from the 19th century.
Questions about souari
- What does souari mean?
- Souari means any tree of the genus Caryocar. They yield strong timber and some bear edible nuts.
- What part of speech is souari?
- Souari is a noun.
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