BUTTERNUTS

Noun

Butternuts

plural of Butternut

Anagrams

• nut butters

Noun

butternuts

plural of butternut

Anagrams

• nut butters

Source: Wiktionary


BUTTERNUT

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



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