walnut
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
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nogal
- We need to make sure we plant enough walnut trees.
- black walnut
- walnut tree
Around us, black ash and black walnuts made a velvety curtain.
- Around us, black ash and black walnuts made a velvety curtain.
- Like we have trees here like maples and you know, walnut trees and things like that.
Examples
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"I brought you some black walnuts from our tree if you want some," Granma said.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the daylight, she could see that the plot was hedged on two sides by walnut groves.
Fiction book (1994) -
Lightning hit the walnut tree, which sat just outside the window near the cash register.
Fiction book (1994) -
The breeze ruffled the leaves of the ancient walnut tree.
Fiction book (2002) -
I went down to see if blossoms were on the walnut trees, grapevines, and fruit trees.
Blog text (31) -
They drove straight to a walnut grove in Culver City, California.
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Walnut Acres, they called it, an old walnut farm with neighbors like the Jacksons and Tim Conway.
Blog text (8) -
Brushy forests of Mexican pines, walnut trees, and big-toothed maples grew along the drainages where we set up camps.
Academic text (2007) -
The chef used finely chopped walnut to enhance the flavor of the salad.
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In the fall, the walnut trees in our backyard produce a large harvest of nuts.
Synonyms
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A tree that makes nuts you can eat and strong wood for furniture
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A large tree from North America with dark hard wood and nuts you can eat
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A North American tree that produces edible nuts and useful wood
A large tree from Europe and Asia grown for its edible nuts and dark strong wood
A walnut tree from Europe and Asia that produces edible nuts and strong wood for furniture
A tree that produces large edible nuts and hard brown wood
A tree from Europe and Asia that produces large edible nuts and wood used for furniture
A tree from Europe and Asia that produces large edible nuts and hard attractive wood
A medium-sized tree from the Caucasus with many branches and winged fruit
A North American tree with hard dark wood and edible nuts
A North American tree with dark hard wood and nuts you can eat
A medium-sized tree from California with fragrant leaves and edible nuts
A medium-sized tree native to California that makes edible nuts and has leaves with a strong smell
A North American tree with light brown wood, edible nuts, and shells used for dye
A North American tree that makes edible nuts and light brown wood used for dye
A North American walnut tree with light brown wood, edible nuts, and bark used to make light brown dye
A group of trees that includes walnuts and butternuts
Compounds
A medium-sized tree from California with fragrant leaves and edible nuts
A tree from Europe and Asia that produces large edible nuts and hard attractive wood
A nut with a wrinkled two-part seed inside a hard thin shell used in cooking and baking
A tree from Europe and Asia that produces large edible nuts and wood used for furniture
- Specialized
A group of trees that includes walnuts, pecans, and hickories and makes edible nuts
- Specialized
A disease of walnut trees that makes dark, sunken spots on leaves, shoots, and nuts
- US
A North American tree with light brown wood, edible nuts, and shells used for dye
Surface Forms
Etymology
Walnut comes from old English wealh 'foreign' and hnutu 'nut' because the nut came from abroad, and people then used the same name for the tree. That is why a walnut tree is the tree that produces the walnut we eat.