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butternut

noun

Meaning

  1. A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
  2. The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
  3. The nut of this walnut tree.
  4. A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
  5. The souari nut.
  6. (informal outside South Africa) Butternut squash.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

butternut tree(English)juglans cinerea(English)white walnut(English)walnut(English)squash(English)black walnut(English)juglans(English)madeira nut(English)butternuts(English)canker(English)onondaga(English)pumpkin(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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