walnut

American  

[wawl-nuht, -nuht] / ˈwɔlˌnʌt, -nət /

noun

1. the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone.

2. the tree itself.

3. the wood of such a tree.

4. Northeastern U.S. the hickory nut.

5. any of various fruits or trees resembling the walnut.

6. a somewhat reddish shade of brown, as that of the heartwood of the black walnut tree.

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walnut British  

/ ˈwɔːlˌnʌt /

noun

1. any juglandaceous deciduous tree of the genus Juglans, of America, SE Europe, and Asia, esp J. regia, which is native to W Asia but introduced elsewhere. They have aromatic leaves and flowers in catkins and are grown for their edible nuts and for their wood

2. the nut of any of these trees, having a wrinkled two-lobed seed and a hard wrinkled shell

3. the wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, panelling, etc

4. a light yellowish-brown colour

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adjective

1. made from the wood of a walnut tree

   a walnut table

2. of the colour walnut

Etymology

Origin of walnut

before 1050; Middle English; Old English wealh-hnutu literally, foreign nut; Welsh, nut

Example Sentences

“Vitamin C, zinc, key lime. I do my bees and my glutathione, and then I do my black walnuts because that’s a part of helping kill the parasites in the body.”

From Los Angeles Times

And the third—now being prepared—is something boring involving kale, radishes, and walnuts.

From Literature

The area was once viewed as ominous, dominated by an ancient walnut tree believed to be infested with demons and marking the supposed burial place of Emperor Nero.

From Science Daily

A dryad brought him bread made from walnuts and a bowl of crushed apricots stewed with honey.

From Literature

My mother rides our donkey, and my brothers, Isaac and Jacob, carry our provisions—bread and cheese, eggplant empanadillas, roasted eggs, olives cured in salt, dried figs, almonds, and walnuts—and our few belongings.

From Literature