black walnut tree
- noun
- /blæk ˈwɔlnʌt tri/
- US
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nogal negro
- They spent a good deal of it out in the gardens surrounded by English boxwood and huge azalea bushes, holly, and black walnut trees.
Examples
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It had a but battered duck hunter shed, and come to it, a grassy glade hidden inside a Grove of black walnut trees that had once covered all Cape Cod.
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In one swift move, holding the pole with one hand and the snake with the other, he would swing the snake in one wide loop to pop it like a bullwhip, sending its head flying over the black walnut trees and out onto the road.
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In the backyard was a very large black walnut tree, and over the unused well grew absolutely beautiful wisteria vines that smelled wonderful when they were in bloom.
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The black walnut tree produces a flavorful nut that many people enjoy adding to their recipes.
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We planted a black walnut tree in our backyard, thanks to its hard, dark wood and rich edible nuts.
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During autumn, the black walnut tree sheds its leaves, creating a beautiful golden carpet on the ground.
Synonyms
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A large tree that makes hard nuts and has long leaves made of many small parts
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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 tree that grows nuts you can eat
A North American tree with dark hard wood and nuts you can eat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is compositionally built from 'black' (color) + 'walnut' (a type of tree/nut) + 'tree' (a woody plant), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes a walnut tree characterized by dark wood or appearance. This is a straightforward descriptive compound found cross-linguistically and therefore readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Black walnut tree comes from the tree's dark, almost black wood and the tasty walnut nuts it produces, so people used black to tell it apart from other walnut trees.