Recognise this Nut?

[Mesquite]

I received this nut in a GiO goodie bag ages ago. I forget who sent it me and I forgot at the time to ask what it was.

So I thought I'd see if anyone on here had any idea what it was

 

[Jaeger]

Aye Up Mesquite,

It looks a bit like an avocado stone?

 

[Drain Bamaged]

Avocado stone was my first guess too, but shapes, colours etc. can and do vary so much it really was/is a guess.

D.B.

 

[Tengu]

Looks like a nutmeg nut to me

 

[Mesquite]

I don't think it's an avocado stone as I've seen and handled those before. They're usually roundish in section and actually quite soft shelled.

The nut I've got looks like it's segmented like an orange and is quite hard shelled

 

[Stew]

Tagua nut.

 

[Robson Valley]

Stew gets the prize = Tagua nut aka vegetable ivory. If you can figure out how to hang onto it, popular items for power carving with a Dremel.