chinquapin

American  

[ching-kuh-pin] / ˈtʃɪŋ kə pɪn /

Or chincapin,

noun

1. a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the beech family, native to the southeastern United States, having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts.

2. Also called golden chinquapin.  a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family, having deeply furrowed bark, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and inedible nuts.

3. the nut of either of these trees.

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chinquapin British  

/ ˈtʃɪŋkəpɪn /

noun

1. a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts

2. Also called: giant chinquapin.  a large evergreen fagaceous tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of W North America

3. the nut of either of these trees

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Etymology

Origin of chinquapin

An Americanism dating back to 1605–15; from Virginia Algonquian ( English spelling) chechinquamins

Example Sentences

Other susceptible genera of the family Fagaceae are Chinese chestnut, Castanea mollissima, golden chinquapin, Castanopsis chrysophylla, tanbark oak, Lithocarpus densifiora, and Nothofagus from South America.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association

May we graft the common American chestnut upon bush chinquapin stocks and secure precocious bearing?

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association

The burs are borne singly or in small groups like those of the common chestnut, instead of being crowded in dense clusters like chinquapin burs.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association

These seedlings show greater range of variation than the hybrids with chinquapin, but all bear nuts of marketable value in 2 to 4 years from germination.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association

Dey git fat on black haws and acorns and chinquapin and sich.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration