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  • 41walnut — noun Etymology: Middle English walnot, from Old English wealhhnutu, literally, foreign nut, from Wealh Welshman, foreigner + hnutu nut more at welsh, nut Date: before 12th century 1. a. the furrowed nut of any of a genus (Juglans of the family… …

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  • 42walnut — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mahogany, dark brown, reddish brown; see brown , red . n. Syn. Juglandaceae (Latin), English walnut, black walnut, California walnut, butternut, shagbark*, hickory*, pecan*; see also tree …

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  • 43tree — Synonyms and related words: Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, balsam, banyan, bare pole, basswood, bay, bayberry, beech, betel palm, birch, block, bottle up,… …

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  • 44walnut — noun 1》 an edible wrinkled nut enclosed by a hard shell, produced inside a green fruit. 2》 the tree which produces walnuts, with compound leaves and valuable wood. [Juglans regia and related species.] Origin OE walh hnutu, from a Gmc compound… …

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  • 45English walnut — noun 1. Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated • Syn: ↑English walnut tree, ↑Circassian walnut, ↑Persian walnut, ↑Juglans regia • Hypernyms: ↑walnut, ↑walnut tree …

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  • 46black walnut — noun 1. North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut • Syn: ↑black walnut tree, ↑black hickory, ↑Juglans nigra • Hypernyms: ↑walnut, ↑walnut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 47Circassian walnut — noun Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated • Syn: ↑English walnut, ↑English walnut tree, ↑Persian walnut, ↑Juglans regia • Hypernyms: ↑walnut, ↑walnut tree …

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  • 48Persian walnut — noun Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated • Syn: ↑English walnut, ↑English walnut tree, ↑Circassian walnut, ↑Juglans regia • Hypernyms: ↑walnut, ↑walnut tree …

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  • 49butternut tree — noun North American walnut tree having light brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light brown dye • Syn: ↑butternut, ↑white walnut, ↑Juglans cinerea • Hypernyms: ↑walnut, ↑walnut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 50white walnut — noun North American walnut tree having light brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light brown dye • Syn: ↑butternut, ↑butternut tree, ↑Juglans cinerea • Hypernyms: ↑walnut, ↑walnut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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