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walnut

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wal·nut  (wôlnt, -nt)
n.
1.
a. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Juglans, having pinnately compound leaves and a round, sticky outer fruit wall that encloses a nutlike stone with an edible seed.
b. The stone or the ridged or corrugated seed of such a tree.
2. The hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees, used for gunstocks and in cabinetwork.

[Middle English walnot, from Old English wealhhnutu : wealh, Celt, foreigner + hnutu, nut.]

walnut adj.
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walnut
black walnut
Juglans nigra

walnut [ˈwɔːlˌnʌt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any juglandaceous deciduous tree of the genus Juglans, of America, SE Europe, and Asia, esp J. regia, which is native to W Asia but introduced elsewhere. They have aromatic leaves and flowers in catkins and are grown for their edible nuts and for their wood
2. (Cookery) the nut of any of these trees, having a wrinkled two-lobed seed and a hard wrinkled shell
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, panelling, etc.
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a light yellowish-brown colour
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) made from the wood of a walnut tree a walnut table
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of the colour walnut
[Old English walh-hnutu, literally: foreign nut; compare Old French noux gauge walnut, probably translation of Vulgar Latin phrase nux gallica (unattested) Gaulish (hence, foreign) nut]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.walnutwalnut - nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
black walnut - American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell
English walnut - nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell; widely used in cooking
walnut tree, walnut - any of various trees of the genus Juglans
2.walnutwalnut - hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling
walnut tree, walnut - any of various trees of the genus Juglans
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
3.walnutwalnut - any of various trees of the genus Juglans
walnut - nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
genus Juglans, Juglans - type genus of the Juglandaceae
walnut - hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling
California black walnut, Juglans californica - medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts
butternut, butternut tree, Juglans cinerea, white walnut - North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
black walnut, black walnut tree, Juglans nigra, black hickory - North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
Circassian walnut, English walnut, English walnut tree, Juglans regia, Persian walnut - Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated
nut tree - tree bearing edible nuts
Translations
walnut [ˈwɔːlnʌt]
A. N (= nut) → nuez f; (= tree, wood) → nogal m
B. ADJ (= wooden) → de nogal
C. CPD walnut tree Nnogal m

walnut [ˈwɔːlnʌt]
n
(= nut) → noix f
(= tree) → noyer m
(= wood) → noyer m
modif [desk, table, wardrobe] → en noyer walnut oil
walnut oil nhuile f de noix

walnut
n (= nut)Walnuss f; (= walnut tree)(Wal)nussbaum m; (= wood)Nussbaumholz nt, → Nussbaum m

walnut [ˈwɔːlˌnʌt]
1. n (nut) → noce f; (tree, wood) → noce m
2. adj (furniture) → di noce; (cake) → di noci

walnut [ˈwɔːlˌnʌt]
1. n (nut) → noce f; (tree, wood) → noce m
2. adj (furniture) → di noce; (cake) → di noci

walnut
n walnut [ˈwoːlnat]
1 a type of tree whose wood is used for making furniture etc. okkerneut شَجَرَة الجَوْز орехово дърво ořešák valnøddetræ der Walnußbaum καρυδιά nogal pähklipuu درخت گردو pähkinäpuu noyer אֶגוֹז הַמֶלֶך अखरोट orah, orahovina dió(fa) semacam kenari valhnotutré noce くるみの木 호두나무 riešutmedis riekstkoks kayu walnut walnoteboom valnøtt(tre) orzech nogueira nuc ореховое дерево orech laški oreh orah valnötsträd ต้นไม้ชนิดหนึ่งที่สามารถนำมาทำเฟอร์นิเจอร์ได้ ceviz ağacı 核桃樹 горіхове дерево اخروٹ کا درخت cây óc chó
2 the nut produced by this tree. okkerneut جَوْزَه орех ořech valnød die Walnuß καρύδι nuez kreeka pähkel گردو saksanpähkinä noix אֶגוֹז הַמֶלֶך orah dió buah walnut valhneta noce くるみの実 호두 열매 graikinis riešutas valrieksts walnut walnoot valnøtt orzech noz nucă грецкий орех orech laški oreh orahov plod valnöt ผลวอลนัทหรือถั่วที่ได้จากต้นวอลนัท ceviz 胡桃,核桃 волоський горіх اس درخت سے پیدا ہونے والا اخروٹ quả óc chó
3 (also adjective) (of) the wood of the tree a walnut table. okkerneuttafel خَشَب الجَوْز орехов ořech(ový) valnøddetræs- das Walnußbaumholz, Walnußholz-... καρυδένιος nogal pähklipuidust (tehtud) چوب گردو pähkinäpuinen en/de noyer מִעֵץ אֶגוֹז orahov diófa kayu walnut valhnota di/in noce くるみ材(の) 호두나무 목재 riešutmedis riekstkoka- kayu walnut notehout valnøtt- orzech de nogueira de/din nuc ореховый orech; orechový orehovina orahovina valnötsträ ไม้ของต้นวอลนัท ceviz ağacı kerestesi 核桃木 деревина горіхового дерева اخروٹ کے درخت کی لکڑی gỗ cây óc chó

walnut جوز vlašský ořech valnød Walnuss καρύδι nuez saksanpähkinä noix orah noce クルミ 호도 walnoot valnøtt orzech włoski noz грецкий орех valnöt ถั่ววอลนัทมีเปลือกแข็ง รอยหยักและทานได้ ceviz quả óc chó 胡桃


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A WALNUT TREE standing by the roadside bore an abundant crop of fruit.
The cowish, also, or biscuit root, about the size of a walnut, which they reduce to a very palatable flour; together with the jackap, aisish, quako, and others; which they cook by steaming them in the ground.
They found the Princess Langwidere in her mirrored chamber, where she was admiring one of her handsomest heads--one with rich chestnut hair, dreamy walnut eyes and a shapely hickorynut nose.
 
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