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  1. Walnut
    The walnut (Juglans regia) is a tree of the family Juglandeae. It was introduced into Britain from Asia in the 15th century. It is a spreading tree and grows to a height of around 15 metres with a short bole which may grow to six metres in circumference and is covered with rugged grey bark. It bears...
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  2. Walnut
    A nut native to Asia. Walnuts grow inside green pods which turn brown and wood-like when they dry.
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  3. walnut
    [n] - hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees 2. [n] - any of various trees of the genus Juglans 3. [n] - nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
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  4. Walnut
    Cross grained wood used for ornamental work.
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  5. walnut
    A close-grained hardwood, light golden-brown to dark greyish-brown in colour with dark streaks and often with a rich grain pattern. Walnut took the place of oak as the most favoured wood for furniture-making c. 1660 until the introduction of mahogany in the 1720s. The European species was used for h...
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  6. Walnut
    Wal'nut noun [ Middle English walnot , Anglo-Saxon wealh-hnutu a Welsh or foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, noun , a Welshman, Celt (akin to Old High German Walh , properly, a Celt, from the name of a Celtic tribe...
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  7. walnut
    <botany> 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. ... In some parts of America, especially in new England, the name walnut is given to several species of hickory (Carya), and...
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  8. walnut
    noun nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
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  1. walnut
    walnut tree noun any of various trees of the genus Juglans
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  2. Walnut
    • (n.) 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.
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  3. walnut
    any of about 20 species of deciduous trees constituting the genus Juglans of the family Juglandaceae, native to North and South America, southern ... [5 related articles]
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  4. walnut
    walnut, common name for some members of the Juglandaceae, a family of chiefly deciduous, resinous trees characterized by large and aromatic compound leaves. Species of the walnut family are indigenous mostly to the north temperate zone, but also range from Central America along the Andes to Argentin...
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  5. walnut
    Deciduous tree, probably originating in southeastern Europe and now widely cultivated elsewhere. It can grow up to 30 m/100 ft high, and produces a full crop of edible nuts about 12 years after planting; the timber is used in furniture and the oil is used in cooking. (Genus Juglans r...
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  6. walnut
    A close grained hardwood with a rich grain pattern. Took the place of oak as the most favoured wood for furniture-making about c1660 and before the introduction of mahogany in the 1720s. Tudor england used the european species for high-quality solid furniture. European walnut became scarce after sev...
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  7. Walnut
    A walnut is an edible seed of any tree of the genus Juglans, especially the Persian walnut, Juglans regia. Broken nutmeats of the eastern black walnut, from the tree Juglans nigra, are also commercially available in small quantities, as are foods prepared with butternut nutmeats. Walnut seeds are h...
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  8. walnut
    1) Bit in a brownie, perhaps 2) Brownie additive 3) Edible nut 4) Furniture wood 5) Heavy, durable furniture wood 6) It's eaten with a cracker 7) Maple ...- ice cream 8) Material for some tables 9) Munchie in a brownie, perhaps 10)
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