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Nuts & seeds
of or pertaining to walnuts, sunflower seeds, peanuts, pumpkin seeds etc.
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nut
Snack foods; Nuts & seeds
A hard-shelled fruit of some plants having an indehiscent seed. While a wide variety of dried seeds and fruits are called nuts in English, only a certain number of them are considered by biologists ...
seed
Snack foods; Nuts & seeds
A small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after ...
organic seed
Snack foods; Nuts & seeds
Seeds grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, and is not genetically modified.
acorn
Snack foods; Nuts & seeds
Fruit of the oak tree. This nut may be eaten raw, roasted, or baked. It can be chopped to the size of coffee beans, roasted until brown, ground, mixed with a small amount of butter, and prepared as a ...
almond
Snack foods; Nuts & seeds
The kernel of the fruit of the almond tree. Comes in sweet and bitter varieties. Bitter almonds contain traces of lethal "prussic acid" when raw. Processed bitter almonds are used to flavor extracts, ...
black walnut
Snack foods; Nuts & seeds
A highly fat walnut that is better used with other foods than out-of-hand. Used in cakes, confections, and ice cream.
brazil nut
Snack foods; Nuts & seeds
This is the seed of a giant tree that grows in the Amazon jungle. The kernel of this nut is white, rich, and high in fat.
