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English walnut
[ ing-glish wawl-nuht, -nuht, ing-lish ]
/ ˈɪŋ glɪʃ ˈwɔlˌnʌt, -nət, ˈɪŋ lɪʃ /
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noun
a walnut tree, Juglans regia.
the large, wrinkled nut of Juglans regia, widely used in cooking.
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Origin of English walnut
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
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