walnut tree
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈwɔːlnət triː/
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nogal
- The old walnut tree in my backyard produces delicious nuts every autumn.
- black walnut tree
- old walnut tree
- large walnut tree
You plant it once as it blows my mind, you plant a walnut tree and your great grandchildren eat walnuts from the tree one time.
- You plant it once as it blows my mind, you plant a walnut tree and your great grandchildren eat walnuts from the tree one time.
- Like we have trees here like maples and you know, walnut trees and things like that.
- Like it's not a test that's done right outside of your like underneath your black walnut tree.
Examples
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At breakfast, the loud, melancholy song of the mistle thrush was already echoing from the top of the walnut tree.
Fiction book (1994) -
We need to make sure we plant enough walnut trees.
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Lightning hit the walnut tree, which sat just outside the window near the cash register.
Fiction book (1994) -
Like we have trees here like maples and you know, walnut trees and things like that.
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I also have fruit and walnut trees and learned how to can, so I can stockpile my food.
Blog text (9) -
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) -
Outside, under the big walnut tree, Andrew sat chattering at Rick's side on the fallen log that Paul had turned into a bench.
Fiction book (1993) -
Many acres of the Kilkullen Ranch were covered with fields of flowers and groves of citrus and walnut trees.
Fiction book (1990) -
Brushy forests of Mexican pines, walnut trees, and big-toothed maples grew along the drainages where we set up camps.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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1.0
A large tree that makes hard nuts and has long leaves made of many small parts
1
4.3
A large tree from North America with dark hard wood and nuts you can eat
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6.0
A North American tree that produces edible nuts and useful wood
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2.1
A tree that grows nuts you can eat
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 North American tree with dark hard wood and nuts you can eat
A North American tree with hard dark wood and edible nuts
A medium-sized tree native to California that makes edible nuts and has leaves with a strong smell
A medium-sized tree from California with fragrant leaves and edible nuts
A North American tree with light brown wood, edible nuts, and shells used for dye
A North American walnut tree with light brown wood, edible nuts, and bark used to make light brown dye
A North American tree that makes edible nuts and light brown wood used for dye
A medium-sized tree from the Caucasus with many branches and winged fruit
A group of trees that includes walnuts and butternuts
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Morphology
The meaning 'a tree that produces walnuts' is directly and transparently derived from the constituents 'walnut' (the nut or the tree that produces it) + 'tree' (a tall perennial plant). This noun-noun compounding follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Walnut tree is named for the nuts the tree makes: people saw tasty walnuts falling from the tree and gathered them for food. That's why today walnut tree means a tree grown for its 'edible nuts' and for strong, pretty 'wood' used in furniture.