Pichurim bean \Pich"u*rim bean`\ (p[i^]ch"[-u]*r[i^]m b[=e]n`).
(Bot.)
The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree (Nectandra Puchury)
of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of
sassafras, -- sometimes used medicinally. Called also
sassafras nut.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |