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
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
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