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nut tree
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Nut tree
(gcide) | Nut \Nut\ (n[u^]t), n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D.
noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n["o]t, Dan.
n["o]d.]
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1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the
almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting
of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.
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2. A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal),
provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on
a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or
for transmitting motion. See Illust. of 1st Bolt.
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3. The tumbler of a gunlock. --Knight.
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4. (Naut.) A projection on each side of the shank of an
anchor, to secure the stock in place.
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5. pl. Testicles. [vulgar slang]
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Check nut, Jam nut, Lock nut, a nut which is screwed up
tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in
order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut.
Nut buoy. See under Buoy.
Nut coal, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal
and larger than pea coal; -- called also chestnut coal.
Nut crab (Zool.), any leucosoid crab of the genus Ebalia
as, Ebalia tuberosa of Europe.
Nut grass (Bot.), See nut grass in the vocabulary.
Nut lock, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the
corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by
jarring.
Nut pine. (Bot.) See under Pine.
Nut rush (Bot.), a genus of cyperaceous plants (Scleria)
having a hard bony achene. Several species are found in
the United States and many more in tropical regions.
Nut tree, a tree that bears nuts.
Nut weevil (Zool.), any species of weevils of the genus
Balaninus and other allied genera, which in the larval
state live in nuts.
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nut tree
(wn) | nut tree
n 1: tree bearing edible nuts |
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cembra nut tree
(encz) | cembra nut tree, n: |
chestnut tree
(encz) | chestnut tree, n: |
coconut tree
(encz) | coconut tree, n: |
hazelnut tree
(encz) | hazelnut tree, n: |
kola nut tree
(encz) | kola nut tree, n: |
macadamia nut tree
(encz) | macadamia nut tree, n: |
nut tree
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walnut tree
(encz) | walnut tree, n: |
Chestnut tree
(gcide) | Chestnut \Chest"nut\, n. [For chesten-nut; OE. chestein,
chesten, chastein, chestnut, fr. AS. cisten in cistenbe['a]m
chestnut tree, influenced by OF. chastaigne, F. ch[^a]taigne,
both the AS. and the F. words coming from L. castanea a
chestnut, Gr. ?, fr. ? a city of Pontus, where chestnut trees
grew in abundance, and whence they were introduced into
Europe. Cf. Castanets.]
1. (Bot.) The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesce)
of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts
grow in a prickly bur.
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2. The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used
for ornamental work, furniture, etc.
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3. A bright brown color, like that of the nut.
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4. The horse chestnut (often so used in England).
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5. One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides
of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.
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6. An old joke or story. [Slang]
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Chestnut tree, a tree that bears chestnuts.
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black walnut tree
(wn) | black walnut tree
n 1: North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible
nut [syn: black walnut, black walnut tree, {black
hickory}, Juglans nigra] |
brazil-nut tree
(wn) | brazil-nut tree
n 1: tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts [syn: {brazil
nut}, brazil-nut tree, Bertholletia excelsa] |
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] |
cembra nut tree
(wn) | cembra nut tree
n 1: large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a
resinous exudate [syn: Swiss pine, Swiss stone pine,
arolla pine, cembra nut tree, Pinus cembra] |
chestnut tree
(wn) | chestnut tree
n 1: any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in
autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
[syn: chestnut, chestnut tree] |
coconut tree
(wn) | coconut tree
n 1: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted
throughout the tropics [syn: coconut, coconut palm,
coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree, {Cocos
nucifera}] |
english walnut tree
(wn) | English walnut tree
n 1: Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its
hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated [syn: {English
walnut}, English walnut tree, Circassian walnut,
Persian walnut, Juglans regia] |
hazelnut tree
(wn) | hazelnut tree
n 1: any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus
bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk [syn:
hazelnut, hazel, hazelnut tree] |
kola nut tree
(wn) | kola nut tree
n 1: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine;
source of cola extract [syn: kola, kola nut, {kola nut
tree}, goora nut, Cola acuminata] |
macadamia nut tree
(wn) | macadamia nut tree
n 1: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely
cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts
[syn: macadamia nut, macadamia nut tree, {Macadamia
ternifolia}] |
nut tree
(wn) | nut tree
n 1: tree bearing edible nuts |
walnut tree
(wn) | walnut tree
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Juglans [syn: walnut,
walnut tree] |
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