white walnut
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of white walnut
An Americanism dating back to 1735–45
Example Sentences
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Available in a white, walnut or oak finish, the units can be grouped horizontally or vertically to create as much storage as needed.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021
The color scheme is mostly neutral, Silverman says — think black, white, walnut and concrete, but with playful splashes of color underneath some of those tones.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2017
"Better than spending it to knock a white walnut along a mountainside!"
From The Worlds of If by Weinbaum, Stanley Grauman
The name is not often used, for the tree is generally known as the white walnut.
From Among the Trees at Elmridge by Church, Ella Rodman
The black walnut is known as Juglans nigra and the butternut or white walnut as Juglans cinera.
From Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Weschcke, Carl
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