black walnut

noun

1. a tree, Juglans nigra, of North America, having pinnate leaves and dark-brown bark and bearing an edible nut covered by a thick green or brown husk.
2. the nut of this tree.
3. the wood of this tree, valued in furniture-making.

black walnut

noun

1. a North American walnut tree, Juglans nigra , with hard dark wood and edible oily nuts
2. the valuable wood of this tree, used for cabinet work
3. the nut of this tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of black walnut¹

An Americanism dating back to 1605–15

Example Sentences

She fell asleep with her back against a black walnut, and I spread my hunting-shirt over her, for the air was shrewdly cool.

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"Which makes her peril all the greater," replied her intended, for such he was, as they entered a forest of black walnut.

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Soon we were eating comfortably, sitting on the big piazza around one of Craney's black walnut tables.

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Some of these black walnut trees have been bearing for 50 years.

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The black walnut may be considered an exception to this statement.

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