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Walnut
(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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walnut
(wn) | walnut
n 1: nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-
lobed seed with a hard shell
2: hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used
especially for furniture and paneling
3: any of various trees of the genus Juglans [syn: walnut,
walnut tree] |
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english walnut
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satin walnut
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walnut blight
(encz) | walnut blight, n: |
walnut family
(encz) | walnut family, n: |
walnut oil
(encz) | walnut oil, n: |
walnut tree
(encz) | walnut tree, n: |
walnuts
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white walnut
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Ash-leaved walnut
(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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Black walnut
(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.
[1913 Webster]Black \Black\ (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to
Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[aum]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k,
OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not
akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.]
1. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the
color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark
color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a
color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
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O night, with hue so black! --Shak.
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2. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in
darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the
heavens black with clouds.
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I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud.
--Shak.
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3. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness;
destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked;
cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. "This day's black
fate." "Black villainy." "Arise, black vengeance." "Black
day." "Black despair." --Shak.
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4. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen;
foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
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Note: Black is often used in self-explaining compound words;
as, black-eyed, black-faced, black-haired,
black-visaged.
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Black act, the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a
felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to
hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or
disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for
malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been
called black acts.
Black angel (Zool.), a fish of the West Indies and Florida
(Holacanthus tricolor), with the head and tail yellow,
and the middle of the body black.
Black antimony (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony,
Sb2S3, used in pyrotechnics, etc.
Black bear (Zool.), the common American bear ({Ursus
Americanus}).
Black beast. See {B[^e]te noire}.
Black beetle (Zool.), the common large cockroach ({Blatta
orientalis}).
Black bonnet (Zool.), the black-headed bunting ({Embriza
Sch[oe]niclus}) of Europe.
Black canker, a disease in turnips and other crops,
produced by a species of caterpillar.
Black cat (Zool.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America
allied to the sable, but larger. See Fisher.
Black cattle, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in
distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.]
Black cherry. See under Cherry.
Black cockatoo (Zool.), the palm cockatoo. See Cockatoo.
Black copper. Same as Melaconite.
Black currant. (Bot.) See Currant.
Black diamond. (Min.) See Carbonado.
Black draught (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of
senna and magnesia.
Black drop (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation
consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.
Black earth, mold; earth of a dark color. --Woodward.
Black flag, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a
skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance.
Black flea (Zool.), a flea beetle (Haltica nemorum)
injurious to turnips.
Black flux, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal,
obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of
niter. --Brande & C.
Black Forest [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in
Baden and W["u]rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient
Hercynian forest.
Black game, or Black grouse. (Zool.) See Blackcock,
Grouse, and Heath grouse.
Black grass (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species {Juncus
Gerardi}, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay.
Black gum (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or
pepperidge. See Tupelo.
Black Hamburg (grape) (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of
dark purple or "black" grape.
Black horse (Zool.), a fish of the Mississippi valley
(Cycleptus elongatus), of the sucker family; the
Missouri sucker.
Black lemur (Zool.), the Lemurniger of Madagascar; the
acoumbo of the natives.
Black list, a list of persons who are for some reason
thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list
of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made
for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See
Blacklist, v. t.
Black manganese (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese,
MnO2.
Black Maria, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried
to or from jail.
Black martin (Zool.), the chimney swift. See Swift.
Black moss (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the
southern United States. See Tillandsia.
Black oak. See under Oak.
Black ocher. See Wad.
Black pigment, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance,
or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of
printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar.
Black plate, sheet iron before it is tinned. --Knight.
Black quarter, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a
shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox.
Black rat (Zool.), one of the species of rats ({Mus
rattus}), commonly infesting houses.
Black rent. See Blackmail, n., 3.
Black rust, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist
matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain.
Black sheep, one in a family or company who is unlike the
rest, and makes trouble.
Black silver. (Min.) See under Silver.
Black and tan, black mixed or spotted with tan color or
reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of
dogs.
Black tea. See under Tea.
Black tin (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed,
stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form
of a black powder, like fine sand. --Knight.
Black walnut. See under Walnut.
Black warrior (Zool.), an American hawk (Buteo Harlani).
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Syn: Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart;
Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.
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English walnut
(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.
[1913 Webster]English \Eng"lish\, a. [AS. Englisc, fr. Engle, Angle, Engles,
Angles, a tribe of Germans from the southeast of Sleswick, in
Denmark, who settled in Britain and gave it the name of
England. Cf. Anglican.]
Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the
present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.
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English bond (Arch.) See 1st Bond, n., 8.
English breakfast tea. See Congou.
English horn. (Mus.) See Corno Inglese.
English walnut. (Bot.) See under Walnut.
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European walnut
(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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Walnut
(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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Walnut brown
(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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walnut ketchup
(gcide) | ketchup \ketch"up\, n. [Probably of East Indian origin, because
it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles. Cf. also
Malay k[e^]chap fish sauce. --MW10.]
A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes,
flavored with onions, sugar, salt and spices; called also
tomato ketchup. The term is also applied to pureed sauces
containing mushrooms, walnuts, etc., being called in such
cases mushroom ketchup, walnut ketchup, etc. [Written
also catsup and catchup.]
[PJC]Catchup \Catch"up\, Catsup \Cat"sup\, n. [Probably of East
Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East
Indian pickles. Cf. also Malay k[e^]chap fish sauce. --MW10.]
A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes,
flavored with onions, sugar, salt and spices; called also
tomato ketchup. The term is also applied to pureed sauces
containing mushrooms, walnuts, etc., being called in such
cases mushroom ketchup, walnut ketchup, etc. [Written
also ketchup.]
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Walnut oil
(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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White walnut
(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.
[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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white walnut
(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.
[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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african walnut
(wn) | African walnut
n 1: tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles
mahogany [syn: African walnut, Lovoa klaineana] |
black walnut
(wn) | black walnut
n 1: North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible
nut [syn: black walnut, black walnut tree, {black
hickory}, Juglans nigra]
2: American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell |
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] |
california black walnut
(wn) | California black walnut
n 1: medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves
and edible nuts [syn: California black walnut, {Juglans
californica}] |
caucasian walnut
(wn) | Caucasian walnut
n 1: medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished
from other walnut trees by its winged fruit [syn:
Caucasian walnut, Pterocarya fraxinifolia] |
circassian walnut
(wn) | Circassian walnut
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] |
english walnut
(wn) | English walnut
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]
2: nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively
thin shell; widely used in cooking |
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] |
persian walnut
(wn) | Persian walnut
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] |
satin walnut
(wn) | satin walnut
n 1: reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet
gum tree used to make furniture [syn: sweet gum, {satin
walnut}, hazelwood, red gum] |
walnut blight
(wn) | walnut blight
n 1: a disease of English walnut trees |
walnut family
(wn) | walnut family
n 1: trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts;
hickories; pecans [syn: Juglandaceae, {family
Juglandaceae}, walnut family] |
walnut oil
(wn) | walnut oil
n 1: oil from walnuts |
walnut tree
(wn) | walnut tree
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Juglans [syn: walnut,
walnut tree] |
white walnut
(wn) | white walnut
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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