HyperDic: butternut_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression butternut tree:
NOUNplantbutternut tree, butternut, white walnut, Juglans cinereaNorth American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts
English > butternut tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningNorth American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye.
Synonymsbutternut, white walnut, Juglans cinerea
Member ofJuglans, genus Juglanstype genus of the Juglandaceae
Partsbutternutoily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
Broaderwalnut, walnut treeAny of various trees of the genus Juglans

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