Black Walnut Definition

noun
An eastern North American tree (Juglans nigra) having dark brown wood and a deeply furrowed nut enclosed in a globose aromatic husk.
American Heritage
A tall walnut tree (Juglans nigra) native to E North America.
Webster's New World
The wood of this tree, used especially for veneer, cabinets, furniture, and gunstocks.
American Heritage
Its hard, heavy, dark-brown wood, used in making furniture, gunstocks, etc.
Webster's New World
The nut of this tree, having an edible kernel.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • black walnut tree
  • Juglans nigra
  • black hickory

Other Word Forms of Black Walnut

Noun

Singular:
black walnut
Plural:
black walnuts

Black Walnut Sentence Examples

  • The white walnut (Juglans alba) or hickory is common in North America, and is very tough, hard and elastic. The black walnut (Juglans nigra) is also native to America.

  • The pine is confined to the more mountainous sections of the E., and the black walnut is found among the river bottom lands.

  • Does anyone know or have experience growing bamboo within the ' kill zone ' of a black walnut tree?

  • American black walnut reappears here to underline the luxury of the finish.

  • The boxes are available in salmon and trout sizes and are made from mahogany, oak, English elm or American black walnut.

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