walnut
noun
the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone.
walnuts
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pluralof walnut.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Faizi said that the village, which once produced only apples and walnuts, now has cherry, pear, and peach trees, among others.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
She sat on the ground on a thin cushion fashioned from some clothes, with small sacks of cashews, almonds, raisins, walnuts and dried figs placed in front.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
“Vitamin C, zinc, key lime. I do my bees and my glutathione, and then I do my black walnuts because that’s a part of helping kill the parasites in the body.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
I said “this is nuts” at least five times during my day with Neo—and not just when handing it walnuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Inside the cabin, the boy’s mother sat by the stove, picking kernels of walnuts with a bent hairpin.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
