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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

nut

Details

Generally, any dry fruit consisting of a firm, oil-rich seed surrounded by a hard or leathery shell derived either from the pericarp or the seed coat. Specifically, fruit in which the seed is enclosed by a hard, woody pericarp which does not split open when the seed is ripe.

Variations

nut (plant material)

nuts

Narrower Terms

acorn

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