chinquapin

3 definitions found

chinquapin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chinquapin \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.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

chinquapin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chinquapin
      n 1: shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but
           with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States [syn:
           Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, chinquapin,
           Castanea ozarkensis]
      2: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having
         small edible nuts [syn: Allegheny chinkapin, eastern   chinquapin
         , chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, Castanea   pumila
         ]
      3: small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the
         southern United States; resembles a hazelnut [syn:
         chincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin]

chinquapin - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Chinquapin, NC
    Zip code(s): 28521