Walnut Definition
wôlnŭt, -nət
walnuts
noun
walnuts
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Juglans, having pinnately compound leaves and fruits with a rounded sticky husk that encloses an edible seed with a hard shell.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Juglans) of trees of the walnut family, valued as shade trees, for their nuts, and for their wood, used in making furniture, paneling, etc.
Webster's New World
The edible nut of any of these trees, having a two-lobed seed.
Webster's New World
Their wood.
Webster's New World
A shade of brown characteristic of the heartwood of the black walnut.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- walnut tree
- California walnut
- shagbark
- butternut
- pecan
- hickory
- black walnut
- english walnut
- Juglandaceae (Latin)
adjective
Designating a family (Juglandaceae, order Juglandales) of dicotyledonous trees native to the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including the black walnut, English walnut, pecan, and hickory.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Walnut
Noun
Singular:
walnut
Plural:
walnutsOrigin of Walnut
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Old English walhhnutu, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt, Roman, foreigner") (whence Walloon, Welsh) + *hnutuz (whence nut). Cognate with Dutch walnoot, German Walnuss, Swedish valnöt. Compare more recent term Welsh onion, which also uses Welsh to mean “foreign".
From Wiktionary
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Middle English walnot from Old English wealhhnutu wealh Celt, foreigner Welsh hnutu nut
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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