butternut

4 definitions found

butternut - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Souari nut \Sou*a"ri nut`\ (Bot.)
     The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American
     tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order with
     the tea plant; -- also called butternut. [Written also
     sawarra nut.]
     [1913 Webster]

  Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n.
     1. (Bot.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut
        family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil
        contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and
        white walnut.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and Caryocar  nuciferum
        , of S. America; -- called also Souari nut.
        [1913 Webster]

butternut - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  butternut
      n 1: North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and
           edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: butternut,
           butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea]
      2: oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family

butternut - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Butternut, WI (village, FIPS 11525)
    Location: 46.01366 N, 90.49769 W
    Population (1990): 416 (200 housing units)
    Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 54514