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walnut

Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːlnʌt/

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Definition of walnut

noun

  • 1the large wrinkled edible seed of a deciduous tree, consisting of two halves contained within a hard shell which is enclosed in a green fruit.
  • 2 (also walnut tree) the tall tree which produces walnuts, with compound leaves and valuable ornamental timber that is used chiefly in cabinetmaking and gun stocks.
    • Genus Juglans, family Juglandaceae: several species, including the common (or English) walnut (J. regia)

Origin:

late Old English walh-hnutu, from a Germanic compound meaning 'foreign nut'

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