white walnut

American  

noun

1. butternut.

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white walnut British  

noun

1. another name for butternut butternut butternut butternut

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Etymology

Origin of white walnut

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45

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white walnut

Available in a white, walnut or oak finish, the units can be grouped horizontally or vertically to create as much storage as needed.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2021

The color scheme is mostly neutral, Silverman says — think black, white, walnut and concrete, but with playful splashes of color underneath some of those tones.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2017

Geographical Distribution of Nut Trees in Canada The chief native nut trees are the black walnut, the butternut or white walnut, the hickory, of which there are four species—the chestnut, the beechnut and the hazelnut.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 by Northern Nut Growers Association

"Better than spending it to knock a white walnut along a mountainside!"

From The Worlds of If by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum

On the banks of the river was much timber, consisting of cotton-wood, sycamore, hickory, and white walnut.

From Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe by William Bingley