beechnut

American  

[beech-nuht] / ˈbitʃˌnʌt /

noun

1. the small, triangular, edible nut of the beech.

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beechnut British  

/ ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of beechnut

First recorded in 1730–40; beech + nut

Example Sentences

G. broke a front crown cracking a beechnut, there’s a black hole and he whistles when he talks.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 14, 2009

They stopped under the shade of a beechnut tree.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

They were of all sizes from a beechnut to a pecan.

From The Web of the Golden Spider by Fisher, Harrison

Beechnuts are such a large part of the fall and winter food of the Redheads in some localities, that, like the gray squirrels, the birds are common in good beechnut winters and absent in others.

From Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State by Clifton, Grace R.

The hazelnut is next best, then perhaps the peanut and the beechnut.

From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)