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butternut
(encz) | butternut,ořešák n: [bot.] Michal Ambrož |
butternut
(gcide) | Souari nut \Sou*a"ri nut`\ (Bot.)
The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American
tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order with
the tea plant; -- also called butternut. [Written also
sawarra nut.]
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Butternut
(gcide) | Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n.
1. (Bot.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut
family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil
contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and
white walnut.
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2. (Bot.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and {Caryocar
nuciferum}, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut.
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butternut
(wn) | butternut
n 1: North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and
edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: butternut,
butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea]
2: oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family |
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butternut
(encz) | butternut,ořešák n: [bot.] Michal Ambrož |
butternut
(gcide) | Souari nut \Sou*a"ri nut`\ (Bot.)
The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American
tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order with
the tea plant; -- also called butternut. [Written also
sawarra nut.]
[1913 Webster]Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n.
1. (Bot.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut
family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil
contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and
white walnut.
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2. (Bot.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and {Caryocar
nuciferum}, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut.
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butternuts
(gcide) | Walnut \Wal"nut\, n. [OE. walnot, AS. wealh-hnutu a Welsh or
foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a
Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. Walh, properly, a Celt, from the
name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae) + hnutu a nut; akin to
D. walnoot, G. walnuss, Icel. valhnot, Sw. valn["o]t, Dan
valn["o]d. See Nut, and cf. Welsh.] (Bot.)
The fruit or nut of any tree of the genus Juglans; also,
the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known species
are all natives of the north temperate zone.
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Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England,
the name walnut is given to several species of hickory
(Carya), and their fruit.
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Ash-leaved walnut, a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native
in Transcaucasia.
Black walnut, a North American tree (Juglans nigra)
valuable for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively
used in cabinetwork and for gunstocks. The nuts are
thick-shelled, and nearly globular.
English walnut, or European walnut, a tree ({Juglans
regia}), native of Asia from the Caucasus to Japan,
valuable for its timber and for its excellent nuts, which
are also called Madeira nuts.
Walnut brown, a deep warm brown color, like that of the
heartwood of the black walnut.
Walnut oil, oil extracted from walnut meats. It is used in
cooking, making soap, etc.
White walnut, a North American tree (Juglans cinerea),
bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly
called butternuts. See Butternut.
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butternut
(wn) | butternut
n 1: North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and
edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: butternut,
butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea]
2: oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family |
butternut squash
(wn) | butternut squash
n 1: plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-
shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth
thin rind [syn: butternut squash, Cucurbita maxima]
2: buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and
sweet orange flesh |
butternut tree
(wn) | butternut tree
n 1: North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and
edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: butternut,
butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea] |
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