WALNUT

walnut

(noun) nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell

walnut, walnut tree

(noun) any of various trees of the genus Juglans

walnut

(noun) hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

walnut (usually uncountable, plural walnuts)

A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.

A nut of the walnut tree.

Wood of the walnut tree.

Dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

Adjective

walnut (not comparable)

Having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

Proper noun

Walnut

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Source: Wiktionary

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Wal"nut, n. Etym: [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. valnöt, Dan valnöd. See Nut, and cf. Welsh.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England, the name walnut is given to several species of hickory (Carya), and their fruit. Ash-leaved walnut, a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native in Transcaucasia.

– Black walnut, a North American tree (J. 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, or European, walnut, a tree (J. 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 (J. cinerea), bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly called butternuts. See Butternut.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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