1. : a usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
The name Brazil is of Celtic origin. The meaning of Brazil is brave, strong in conflict. It is also of Irish origin, where its meaning is brave, strong in conflict . Brazil is used as both a boys and girls name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Bra-zil.
Brazil was an exploitation colony of Portugal from 1500, when it was discovered, up until 1808 approximately, which means that first Brazilian redwood (which was the color of ember, brasa in Portuguese, thus the name Brasil), then sugar cane and later coffee were grown and shipped away to Europe.