"pequi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pequis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pequi, from Old Tupi peke'i. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt-BR|pequi}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pequi, {{der|en|tpw|peke'i}} Old Tupi peke'i Head templates: {{en-noun}} pequi (plural pequis)
  1. Any of various trees of the genus Caryocar, a souari. Categories (lifeform): Malpighiales order plants
    Sense id: en-pequi-en-noun-geQFlLRH Disambiguation of Malpighiales order plants: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4
  2. The fruit of such trees, pequi nut.
    Sense id: en-pequi-en-noun-vEx06E1q

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