walnut
the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone.: Compare walnut family.
the tree itself.
the wood of such a tree.
Northeastern U.S. the hickory nut.
any of various fruits or trees resembling the walnut.
a somewhat reddish shade of brown, as that of the heartwood of the black walnut tree.
Origin of walnut
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For that reason, walnut syrup is not particularly popular and is regarded as inferior to maple.
Make your own maple syrup without harming the trees | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | February 7, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe frame, arms, and legs are all made of a solid rubberwood finished in dark walnut color.
The best fabric armchairs for your living room | PopSci Commerce Team | January 6, 2021 | Popular-ScienceRight now, the end of September, this is right in the middle of walnut harvest season.
The machines that get walnuts from trees to your mouth | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewToss together, making sure the date and walnut pieces are coated and separated.
These chewy, date- and walnut-packed bars are called ‘food for the gods’ with good reason | Isa Fabro | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostI followed a recipe for walnut alfajores, from queen of baking Alice Medrich’s gluten-free cookbook Flavor Flours.
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When the day was through, he drove to his home in the walnut Hills section.
Jimmy Breslin on JFK’s Assassination: Two Classic Columns | Jimmy Breslin | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAlthough the reforms at walnut Street were successful, the population of Philadelphia and its criminals was exploding.
Jerry Sandusky Sentenced: Eight Facts About Pennsylvania Prisons | Abby Haglage | October 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIf one walnut is removed, each and every nut in the pile is shaken and disturbed.
For one, did you know that the world-champion beard grower is a dude from walnut Creek, California?
In ‘Mansome,’ Morgan Spurlock Takes On Modern Masculinity | Jessica Bennett | April 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnti-Semitism and Islamophobia are halves of the same walnut.
The first pipes used in the British Islands were made of silver while 'ordinary ones' were made of a walnut shell and a straw.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.An Indian sat at the foot of a walnut-tree, his legs crossed and his empty hands hanging over his knees.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterAbout a mile from Calais, is a beautiful avenue of the finest walnut and chesnut trees I have ever seen in France.
She fell asleep with her back against a black walnut, and I spread my hunting-shirt over her, for the air was shrewdly cool.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterThe walls were graced by a few pictures and portraits, and on the brackets of walnut and mahogany were vases of wild-flowers.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe Carteret
British Dictionary definitions for walnut
/ (ˈwɔːlˌnʌt) /
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
the nut of any of these trees, having a wrinkled two-lobed seed and a hard wrinkled shell
the wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, panelling, etc
a light yellowish-brown colour
made from the wood of a walnut tree: a walnut table
of the colour walnut
Origin of walnut
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