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Found 1 definition: walnut.

Pos: Adjective, Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun walnut has 3 senses

1. walnut(n = noun.food) - nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell;
is a kind of edible nut
is a part of walnut, walnut tree
has particulars: black walnut, english walnut

2. walnut(n = noun.plant) - hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling;
is a kind of wood

3. walnut(n = noun.plant) walnut tree - any of various trees of the genus Juglans;
is a kind of nut tree
has parts: walnut
is a member of genus juglans, juglans
has particulars: california black walnut, juglans californica, butternut, butternut tree, juglans cinerea, white walnut, black hickory, black walnut, black walnut tree, juglans nigra, circassian walnut, english walnut, english walnut tree, juglans regia, persian walnut

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

walnut, 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. valnöt, Dan valnöd. See Nut, and cf. Welsh.].

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. [1913 Webster]
" In some parts of America, especially in New England, the name walnut is given to several species of hickory (Carya), and their fruit." [1913 Webster]

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.

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

walnut, n.
1 any tree of the genus Juglans, having aromatic leaves and drooping catkins.
2 the nut of this tree containing an edible kernel in two half shells shaped like boats.
3 the timber of the walnut-tree used in cabinet-making.

Etymology:
OE walh-hnutu f. Gmc NUT

[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Food

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