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

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

From The Worlds of If by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum

There were black and white walnut, red, white, and golden oak, cherry and curly maple, all in original designs.

From The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter

The black walnut is known as Juglans nigra and the butternut or white walnut as Juglans cinera.

From Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Carl Weschcke

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