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butternut tree

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Noun1.butternut treebutternut tree - North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
butternut, Juglans cinerea, white walnut
butternut - oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
genus Juglans, Juglans - type genus of the Juglandaceae
walnut tree, walnut - any of various trees of the genus Juglans


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As Stamp's observation unwittingly indicates, Sethe's act certainly "splits" her on some level, and, almost as if in sympathy, the stump of the butternut tree in the yard of 124 "split like a fan" at some point after the murder to mark her psychic, emotional break (258).
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A different fungus thought to be introduced is also attacking the butternut tree.
The aliens by Bolgiano, Chris / American Forests
Unlike black walnuts, butternut trees are short-lived and medium to small in stature.
Butternut blues by Patterson, Rich / American Forests
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