butternut
(noun) oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
butternut, butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea
(noun) North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
Source: WordNet® 3.1
butternut (countable and uncountable, plural butternuts)
A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
Synonym: white walnut
The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
The nut of this walnut tree.
A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
The souari nut.
(informal, outside, South Africa) Butternut squash.
• nut butter
After the color of the Confederate uniform.
Butternut (plural Butternuts)
(US, obsolete) A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery [19th c.]
• nut butter
Source: Wiktionary
But"ter*nut`, n.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C. nuciferum, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
