piquia

noun

pi·​quia

¦pēkē¦ä

plural -s

: a tree of the genus Caryocar

especially : a South American timber tree (C. butyrosum) bearing edible oily nuts much like typical souari nuts

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese piquiá, from Tupi

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