dwarf chestnut
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noun
the edible nut of the chinquapin tree
another name for chinquapin (def. 1)
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How to use dwarf chestnut in a sentence
The dwarf chestnut of the Middle and Southern states is decidedly ornamental in a fruit garden.
Soil Culture|J. H. WaldenThe species is merely that of a dwarf chestnut growing as a shrub instead of as a tree.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers AssociationChinkapin, ching′ka-pin, n. the dwarf chestnut, a native of the United States.