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noun
A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: white walnut
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noun
The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The nut of this walnut tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The souari nut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Butternut squash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: informal outside South Africa
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noun
Southern settlers of the Ohio river basin, who used dye from the butternut tree to colour their home-made clothing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, obsolete
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noun
A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, obsolete
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noun
oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: edible nut
noun
North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: walnut, walnut tree
History
From butter + nut.
After the color of the Confederate uniform.
Across languages
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