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butternut

/'bətər,nət/

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noun
North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
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Similar:

butternut tree juglans cinerea white walnut

type of:
walnut walnut tree
noun
oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
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type of:
edible nut

part of:
white walnut butternut tree juglans cinerea

Definition that contains butternut

walnut family trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
family juglandaceae trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
juglandaceae trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans