"Pichurim Bean" is a word in ENGLISH
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.
Familiar like a forgotten song from long ago that takes you back to a moment the second you hear it. And you recognize who you were. Then. And now. And you have to figure out how to reconcile the two.
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