white walnut

noun

1. butternut ( def 1 ).

white walnut

noun

1. another name for butternut butternut butternut butternut

Word History and Origins

Origin of white walnut¹

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45

Example Sentences

White-walnut, or butter-nut, and black-walnut, are not so good as the English walnut.

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The butternut or white walnut, as it is sometimes called, is one of the most neglected of our native nut bearing trees.

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We have a butternut that some people call the English walnut and some the white walnut.

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The White Walnut is the Butternut; the covering of the nut is sticky and gummy.

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A member of the walnut family known also as "long walnut" and as "white walnut" is the true butternut.

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