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walnut

Syllabification: (wal·nut)
Pronunciation: /ˈwôlˌnət/

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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 that is enclosed in a green fruit.
  • 2 (also walnut tree) the tall tree that produces the walnut, with compound leaves and valuable ornamental timber that is used chiefly in cabinetmaking and gunstocks.
    • Genus Juglans, family Juglandaceae: several species, including the common (or English) walnut (J. regia) and the black walnut (J. nigra)

Origin:

late Old English walh-hnutu, from a Germanic compound meaning 'foreign nut'.See also Welsh

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