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beechnut

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beech·nut  (bchnt)
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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Noun1.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 [ˈbiːtʃnʌt] Nhayuco m
beechnut [ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt] nfaggina


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The thawing snow left the fallen beechnuts of the autumn before uncovered among the dead leaves, and the forest was full of the beautiful birds.
 
 
 
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