Definitions for: Chinquapin


[n] small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
[n] shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
[n] shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwest United States



Webster (1913) Definition: Chin"qua*pin, n. (Bot.)
A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of
North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the
chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also
chincapin and chinkapin.]

Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides)
of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.

Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree ({Castanopes
chrysophylla}) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a
shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.

Synonyms: Allegheny chinkapin, Castanea ozarkensis, Castanea pumila, chincapin, chinkapin, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin, Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin

See Also: Allegheny chinkapin, Castanea, Castanea ozarkensis, Castanea pumila, chestnut, chestnut tree, chincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin, edible nut, genus Castanea, Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin

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