Definitions for: Walnut


[n] nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
[n] any of various trees of the genus Juglans
[n] hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling



Webster (1913) Definition: Wal"nut, n. [OE. walnot, AS. wealh-hnutu a Welsh or
foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a
Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. Walh, properly, a Celt, from the
name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae) + hnutu a nut; akin to
D. walnoot, G. walnuss, Icel. valhnot, Sw. valn["o]t, Dan
valn["o]d. See Nut, and cf. Welsh.] (Bot.)
The fruit or nut of any tree of the genus Juglans; also,
the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known species
are all natives of the north temperate zone.



Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England,
the name walnut is given to several species of hickory
(Carya), and their fruit.

Ash-leaved walnut, a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native
in Transcaucasia.

Black walnut, a North American tree (J. nigra) valuable
for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively used in
cabinetwork and for gunstocks. The nuts are thick-shelled,
and nearly globular.

English, or European, walnut, a tree (J. regia),
native of Asia from the Caucasus to Japan, valuable for
its timber and for its excellent nuts, which are also
called Madeira nuts.

Walnut brown, a deep warm brown color, like that of the
heartwood of the black walnut.

Walnut oil, oil extracted from walnut meats. It is used in
cooking, making soap, etc.

White walnut, a North American tree (J. cinerea), bearing
long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly called
butternuts. See Butternut.

Synonyms: walnut tree

See Also: black hickory, black walnut, black walnut, black walnut tree, butternut, butternut tree, California black walnut, Circassian walnut, edible nut, English walnut, English walnut, English walnut tree, genus Juglans, Juglans, Juglans californica, Juglans cinerea, Juglans nigra, Juglans regia, nut tree, Persian walnut, walnut, walnut, walnut tree, white walnut, wood

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