beech·nut (b ch n t )n. The small, three-angled nut of a beech tree. |
beechnut [ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree. Collectively, the nuts are often termed beech mast, esp when lying on the ground
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| Noun | 1. | beechnut - small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell beech, beech tree - any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions |
Translations
beechnut [ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt] n → faggina
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