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chinkapin (encz) | chinkapin, n: |
chinkapin (gcide) | Chinquapin \Chin"qua*pin\, n. (Bot.)
A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of
North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the
chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also
chincapin and chinkapin.]
[1913 Webster]
Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides)
of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.
Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree ({Castanopes
chrysophylla}) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a
shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.
[1913 Webster] |
chinkapin (wn) | chinkapin
n 1: small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the
southern United States; resembles a hazelnut [syn:
chincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin] |
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chinkapin oak (encz) | chinkapin oak, n: |
dwarf chinkapin oak (encz) | dwarf chinkapin oak, n: |
dwarf golden chinkapin (encz) | dwarf golden chinkapin, n: |
giant chinkapin (encz) | giant chinkapin, n: |
golden chinkapin (encz) | golden chinkapin, n: |
allegheny chinkapin (wn) | Allegheny chinkapin
n 1: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having
small edible nuts [syn: Allegheny chinkapin, {eastern
chinquapin}, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, {Castanea
pumila}] |
chinkapin oak (wn) | chinkapin oak
n 1: medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States
that yields a strong durable wood [syn: chinquapin oak,
chinkapin oak, yellow chestnut oak, {Quercus
muehlenbergii}] |
dwarf chinkapin oak (wn) | dwarf chinkapin oak
n 1: deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United
States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense
thickets [syn: dwarf chinkapin oak, {dwarf chinquapin
oak}, dwarf oak, Quercus prinoides] |
dwarf golden chinkapin (wn) | dwarf golden chinkapin
n 1: evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of
California [syn: dwarf golden chinkapin, {Chrysolepis
sempervirens}] |
giant chinkapin (wn) | giant chinkapin
n 1: small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose
glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible
nuts [syn: giant chinkapin, golden chinkapin,
Chrysolepis chrysophylla, Castanea chrysophylla,
Castanopsis chrysophylla] |
golden chinkapin (wn) | golden chinkapin
n 1: small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose
glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible
nuts [syn: giant chinkapin, golden chinkapin,
Chrysolepis chrysophylla, Castanea chrysophylla,
Castanopsis chrysophylla] |
ozark chinkapin (wn) | Ozark chinkapin
n 1: shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but
with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States [syn:
Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, chinquapin,
Castanea ozarkensis] |
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