chinquapin
Americannoun
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a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the beech family, native to the southeastern United States, having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts.
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Also called golden chinquapin. a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family, having deeply furrowed bark, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and inedible nuts.
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the nut of either of these trees.
noun
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a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts
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Also called: giant chinquapin. a large evergreen fagaceous tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of W North America
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the nut of either of these trees
Etymology
Origin of chinquapin
An Americanism dating back to 1605–15; from Virginia Algonquian ( English spelling) chechinquamins
Example Sentences
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The horticulturist has only to graft or bud his ordinary run of chinquapin stocks from some one bush which bears large nuts, and he will then have a valuable graded market product.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association
We used to git Blackhaw root and cherry bark and dogwood and chinquapin bark, what make good tonic.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
Among shrubs and bushes, the many kinds of sweet-scented ceanothus or deer brush, manzanita, chokecherry, chinquapin, and dogwood are most noticed.
From Sequoia [California] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior
The bush chinquapin on the other hand feels rather exclusive when attaining a height of as much as fifteen feet.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association
Around Washington the chinquapin is a weed tree, and if you gather a peck of chinquapins you will find that the whole peck, in two weeks, have turned to weevils.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association
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