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Macadamia Nut
Macadamia Nut Background In the world of nuts and berries, macadamia nuts are almost as precious as gold. These delicious, exotic nuts with their rich flavor and oil are considered delicacies and are served as dessert nuts. They are popular gifts at holiday times, both alone... Read more |
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macadamia
macadamia , name for the nut of the Macadamia ternifolia, an evergreen tree native to Australia, but cultivated in Hawaii. The nuts, also called Queensland nuts, are eaten roasted or raw. The macadamia tree is classified in the phylum Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Proteales, family... Read more |
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Squirrel Nut Zippers
Squirrel Nut Zippers Jazz, blues, swing ensemble For the Record… Named for Offbeat Candy Quick Fame and Resolutions Still Starry-Eyed over Historical Greats Selected discography Sources The Squirrel Nut Zippers, a seven-piece jazz-... Read more |
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Nuts
NUTS NUTS. Botanically, a nut is a hard, one-seeded fruit that is indehiscent, which means it does not split open on its own at maturity. Many commercial nuts, however, do not meet the strict botanical definition. One common characteristic of nuts is a hard outer covering or shell. The shell is a... Read more |
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nut
nut in botany, a dry one-seeded fruit which is indehiscent (i.e., does not split open along a definite seam at maturity). Among the true nuts are the acorn, chestnut, and hazelnut. Commonly the word nut is used for any seed or fruit having an edible kernel surrounded by a hard or brittle... Read more |
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Brazil nut
Brazil nut common name for the Lecythidaceae, a family of tropical trees. It includes the anchovy pear ( Grias cauliflora ), a West Indian species with edible fruit used for pickles, and several lumber trees of South America, e.g., the cannon-ball tree ( Couroupita guianensis ), some species of ... Read more |
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Brazil nuts
Brazil nut common name for the Lecythidaceae, a family of tropical trees. It includes the anchovy pear ( Grias cauliflora ), a West Indian species with edible fruit used for pickles, and several lumber trees of South America, e.g., the cannon-ball tree ( Couroupita guianensis ), some species of ... Read more |
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Nut (Egyptian goddess)
Nut , in Egyptian religion, sky-goddess. She was the sister-wife of the earth god Geb, to whom she bore Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys. She was sometimes represented with her hands and feet on the earth and the curve of her body forming the vault of heaven.... Read more |
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pine nut
pine nut or piñon , edible seed of various species of pine trees. Among the North American species that bear such edible seeds are the nut pines or piñons, Pinus edulis and P. monophylla, and the Digger pine, P. sabiniana, named after the Diggers of California. The nuts... Read more |
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Walnuts
walnut common name for some members of the Juglandaceae, a family of chiefly deciduous, resinous trees characterized by large and aromatic compound leaves. Species of the walnut family are indigenous mostly to the north temperate zone, but also range from Central America along the Andes to... Read more |
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nutty
nut·ty / ˈnətē/ • adj. (nut·ti·er , nut·ti·est ) 1. tasting like nuts: wild rice has a very nutty flavor. ∎ containing a lot of nuts: a nutty vegetable bake. 2. inf. peculiar; insane: he came up with a few nutty proposals... |
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nutty
nutty • adjective informal 1. they're all nutty. See mad sense 1. 2. she's nutty about Elvis. See nuts sense 2. |
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crazy
...loony, loopy, screwy, flaky, nuts, nutty, nutty as a fruit cake, cuckoo, bonkers...there, out to lunch, off one's nut/rocker, around/round the bend...fervid about, excited about; inf. nuts about/on, gone on.antonyms... |
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mad
...March hare; informal crazy, mental, off one's nut, nuts, nutty, nutty as a fruitcake, nutso, off one's rocker, not right...with, in love with, hot for; informal crazy about, nuts about, wild about, hooked on, gone on, nutso about... |
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insane
...crazy; inf. bonkers, cracked, crackers, balmy, batty, bats, cuckoo, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, screwy, bananas, off one's rocker/nut, out of one's head, around/round the bend, off one's trolley. 3. an insane ideasynonyms... |
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cracked
...crackedsynonyms: mad, insane, out of one's mind, touched, crazed, crackbrained; inf. crazy, nuts, nutty, bats, batty, off one's head/nut, around/round the bend, loony, off the mark. |
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daft
...unhinged, demented, out of one's mind, insane, mad; inf. not all there, not quite right, crazy, mental, nuts, nutty, dopey, crackers, cracked, balmy, batty, cuckoo, bonkers.antonyms: sensible; intelligent. |
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unbalanced
...deranged, demented, disturbed, unhinged, insane, mad, out of one's mind; informal crazy, loopy, loony, nuts, nutso, nutty, cracked, bushed, screwy, batty, dotty, cuckoo, bonkers, squirrelly; dated touched.antonym: sane. 2... |
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batty
batty • adjective synonyms: mad, foolish, stupid, idiotic, insane, silly, odd, queer, eccentric; inf. crazy, daft, bats, bonkers, nutty, nuts, loony, off one's rocker, around/round the bend, out to lunch. |
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nuts
nuts • adjective informal 1. they thought we were nuts. See mad sense 1. 2. he's nuts about her synonyms: infatuated with...informal mad about, crazy about, nutty about, wild about, hooked on, gone... |
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MIGHTY-O EXPANDS DONUT RECALL TO INCLUDE NUTTY VANILLA, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE...
...notice: Mighty-O of Seattle, WA is recalling Nutty Vanilla, Chocolate Chocolate with Nuts, and Nutty French Toast donuts produced before Feb. 18...The Nutty Vanilla, Chocolate Chocolate with Nuts, and Nutty French Toast ... |
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Nuts just got nuttier.(Snack Treds)
...presidential campaign isn't the only thing that's getting nuttier. Nuts are getting even crazier with the addition of new flavored...and tangy blueberries. These all-natural fruits and nuts consist of Belgian or French chocolate dusted with sugars... |
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Hershey's Miniatures Nut Lovers Assortment Prepares Shoppers For the...
...Widely known as the Nuttiest Shopping Day of the...Hershey's Miniatures Nut Lovers Assortment...from going totally nuts this holiday season...Thanksgiving can be a little nuts to say the least...specials? Hershey's Nut Lovers' ... |
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Going nuts: for the Nutty Bavarian, a Lake Mary maker of cinnamon-glazed...
...t whet your appetite, Nutty Bavarian President David...says one whiff of the warm nuts roasting in syrup will change...growing companies. The nuts are packaged in brightly...everywhere, from buying nuts from growers rather than... |
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It's nuts to be nuts about Nutty Prof.(Sport)
Byline: Michael Calvin IT'S enough to drive anyone mad, never mind the so-called Nutty Professor. Arsenal stopped short of self-destruction, without bringing sanity to a shrill debate. Anunnecessarily traumatic... |
 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Go nuts for the Nutty Boys; Suggs says new stage play is no embarrassment in...
...blowing my own trumpet. It really is a tremendous show and the great people at the Olivier Awards agreed, said the former Nutty Boy." "It's a fantastic romp through the underbelly of London life as seen through the eyes of a young couple and all... |
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Nutty About Microwaves; Cooking With Walnuts, Almonds & Pine Nuts
...many other foods don't is that nuts contain a proportionately large...oil becomes intensely hot so the nuts brown. These nutty recipes will give you an idea of how to get the nuts out of the candy bowl and onto the... |
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Going nutty over nuts
...Times 03-18-2000 Going nutty over nutsByline: Hisham...and Molisha like cashew nuts - the roasted and salted kind. I'm nutty for nuts too. But I prefer cuttlefish...as kacang botak (bald nuts) for their smooth, round...not alone in my love ... |
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USPTO ISSUES TRADEMARK: NUTTY FOR NUTS
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- The trademark NUTTY FOR NUTS (Reg. No. 3971845) was issued on May 31 by the USPTO...31. Goods and Services: Food for animals containing nuts. FIRST USE: 20100730. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20100730... |
 "The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA)")
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The Chef's Table: Solutions for those nutty hazelnut nuts.
...guess to call this question "nutty" would be redundant, but how...potlucks for a long time. Like all nuts (put your favorite Hollywood...until cool. Then enclose the nuts in the towel and rub the nuts between your palms. The friction... |
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