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walnut

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CIDE DICTIONARY

walnutn. [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 THESAURUS

walnut

Food

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