beech·nut

(bēch′nŭt′)

The small, three-sided nut of a beech tree.

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beechnut

(ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt)

(Plants) the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree. See also beechmast

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beech•nut

(ˈbitʃˌnʌt)

n.

the nut of the beech.

[1730–40]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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] N → hayuco m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

beechnut

[ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt] n → faggina

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