What is the largest nut? not the worlds largest nut, but the actual largest of the nut family?

Question

What is the largest nut? not the worlds largest nut, but the actual largest of the nut family?

Answer 1

i was going to say Tom Cruise, but actually he's rather dainty.

Answer 2

coconut

Answer 3

The largest commonly eaten nut is the brazil nut.

The coco de mer, the fruit of a palm tree grown in the Seychelles, is usually considered to be the largest nut in the world. Also grown in a coconut-like shell, the mature fruit can reach up to 65-lbs and contains several seeds, which are also the world's largest.

Answer 4

Me

Answer 5

Brazil nut from amongst the  largest tree in the Amazon

Answer 6

My sister is the largest nut in my nut family.

Answer 7

Not sure exactly what category you're wanting ... I agree with both misen55 and bonkie!

Answer 8

Brazil nuts.

Answer 9

Brazil nuts are actually seeds. Peanuts, cashews, macedamia nuts are not actually  nuts either.

Juglandaceae is the Walnut family of which there are 8 genera (think walnuts, pecans and hickories)

Fagaceae is the Beech family of which there are 9 genera (eg. chestnuts)

Betulaceae is the Birch family of which there are 6 genera (eg. hazel nuts)