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beechnut
/ ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt /
noun
- the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree. Collectively, the nuts are often termed beech mast , esp when lying on the ground
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The hazelnut is next best, then perhaps the peanut and the beechnut.
Another time she offered big balls of popped corn stuck together with maple sugar, and liberally sprinkled with beechnut kernels.
The best beechnut hunting lay in the most sheltered area near Willow Brook, but there were other considerations.
The grove already had an ample quota of beechnut harvesters of high and low degree.
Beechnut directed Phonny to put this pan down upon the hearth where the apples would roast.
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