Butternut definitions

Butternut

1) Butternut tree 2) Exclusively Anglo word 3) Exclusively Saxon word 4) Juglans cinerea 5) Shade of light brownish-gray 6) Source of a light-brown dye 7) The tree itself 8) Tree bearing edible seeds 9) Walnut 10) Walnut tree 11) White walnut 12) Word of purely Anglo origin 13) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins
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Butternut

1) Dye 2) Tree
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Butternut

• (n.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C. nuciferum, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut. • (n.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut.
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butternut

(Juglans cinerea), deciduous nut-producing tree of the walnut family (Juglandaceae), native to eastern North America. A mature tree has gray, deeply ...
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Butternut

(Juglans) These deciduous trees are found wild from southeast Europe to the Himalayas, through China to Manchuria and Japan, and in North and South America. Most of them are hardy. Various species of Juglans are commonly known as Walnut trees. These trees are grown for their beauty, some for their timber and some for their edible nuts. The leaves, ...
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Butternut

But'ter·nut` noun 1. (Botany) An American tree ( Juglans cinerea ) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut . 2. (Botany) The nut of the Caryocar buty...
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Butternut

The butternut (Juglans cinerea) is an American tree of the Amentaceae, allied to the walnut. The wood, dark yellow in colour, takes a fine polish and is used in cabinet work.
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butternut

[n] - North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts 2. [n] - oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
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butternut

butternut tree noun North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
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butternut

Also calledthe edible oily nut of an American tree, Juglans cinerea, of the walnut family. · the tree itself. · the light-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture. · the light-brown color resulting from a dye made from this tree. · a Confederate soldier or partisan, esp. one whose uniform was dyed with an extract fr...
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Butternut

Butternut (Juglans cinerea) Common Name(s): Butternut, White Walnut Scientific Name: Juglans cinerea Distribution: Eastern United States Tree Size:  65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 27 lbs/ft³ (435 kg/m³) Specific Gravity ...
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