walnut

3 definitions found

walnut - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Walnut \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.
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     Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England,
           the name walnut is given to several species of hickory
           (Carya), and their fruit.
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     Ash-leaved walnut, a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native
        in Transcaucasia.
  
     Black walnut, a North American tree (Juglans 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 walnut, or European walnut, a tree (Juglans  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 (Juglans cinerea),
        bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly
        called butternuts. See Butternut.
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walnut - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  walnut
      n 1: nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-
           lobed seed with a hard shell
      2: hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used
         especially for furniture and paneling
      3: any of various trees of the genus Juglans [syn: walnut,
         walnut tree]

walnut - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Walnut, CA (city, FIPS 83332)
    Location: 34.02902 N, 117.85738 W
    Population (1990): 29105 (8091 housing units)
    Area: 23.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Walnut, IA (city, FIPS 82065)
    Location: 41.47911 N, 95.22267 W
    Population (1990): 857 (344 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 51577
  Walnut, IL (village, FIPS 78526)
    Location: 41.55682 N, 89.59105 W
    Population (1990): 1463 (594 housing units)
    Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Walnut, KS (city, FIPS 74950)
    Location: 37.60031 N, 95.07449 W
    Population (1990): 214 (119 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 66780
  Walnut, MS (town, FIPS 77480)
    Location: 34.94853 N, 88.90010 W
    Population (1990): 523 (234 housing units)
    Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 38683
  Walnut, NC
    Zip code(s): 28753