chinquapin

American  

[ching-kuh-pin] / ˈtʃɪŋ kə pɪn /

Or chincapin,

noun

1. a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the beech family, native to the southeastern United States, having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts.

2. Also called golden chinquapin.  a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family, having deeply furrowed bark, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and inedible nuts.

3. the nut of either of these trees.

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chinquapin British  

/ ˈtʃɪŋkəpɪn /

noun

1. a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts

2. Also called: giant chinquapin.  a large evergreen fagaceous tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of W North America

3. the nut of either of these trees

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Etymology

Origin of chinquapin

An Americanism dating back to 1605–15; from Virginia Algonquian ( English spelling) chechinquamins

Example Sentences

During the three-hour flight, we flew over Trenton, Beulaville, Kenansville, Chinquapin, and, finally, Wallace.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2018

Near Chinquapin, a community almost entirely underwater, a monitoring gauge used by the U.S.

From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2018

And I’m like, “I’m gonna take you to the nicest neighborhood I can take you to. 21239 beautiful neighborhood. Chinquapin Parkway. Grassy knoll, and little streams, and ivy on the house, and white picket fences.”

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2017

Beach, the Arlington planning official, said there have been several more meetings about the pools since December, when Alexandria paused its planning work on Chinquapin.

From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2017

Tony knew Wes had just finished elementary school and asked him what he was doing to get ready for the start of middle school at Chinquapin, pronounced “Chicken Pen” by all of its students.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore