Definition of Walnut in English :

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Walnut meaning in English

Meaning of Walnut in English

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Walnut

see synonyms of walnut

Noun

1. walnut

nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell

2. walnut

hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling

3. walnut, walnut tree

any of various trees of the genus Juglans

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Walnut

see synonyms of walnut
noun
1. 
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. 
the nut of any of these trees, having a wrinkled two-lobed seed and a hard wrinkled shell
3. 
the wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, panelling, etc
4. 
a light yellowish-brown colour
adjective
5. 
made from the wood of a walnut tree
a walnut table
6. 
of the colour walnut

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Walnut

see synonyms of walnut
noun
1. 
any of a genus (Juglans) of trees of the walnut family, valued as shade trees, for their nuts, and for their wood, used in making furniture, paneling, etc.
2. 
the edible nut of any of these trees, having a two-lobed seed
3. 
their wood
4. 
a shade of brown characteristic of the heartwood of the black walnut
adjective
5. 
designating a family (Juglandaceae, order Juglandales) of dicotyledonous trees native to the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including the black walnut, English walnut, pecan, and hickory

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Walnut

see synonyms of walnut
n.
1.
a. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Juglans, having pinnately compound leaves and fruits with a rounded sticky husk that encloses an edible seed with a hard shell.
b. The nut or corrugated seed of any of these trees.
2. The hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees, used for gunstocks and in cabinetwork.

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