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noun / adjective

walnut

WAWL-nut/ˈwɔːlnʌt/

A tree bearing edible wrinkled nuts in hard shells.

The walnut bears nuts in green husks among its compound leaves.

A mature walnut tree appears beside a close leafy branch bearing green-husked nuts.
Etymology
walOld Englishforeigner
+nutOld Englishnut

Walnut literally means “foreign nut.” The name distinguished a nut introduced to Germanic peoples from Gaul and Italy from their native hazelnut.

In context

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More examples

  • A mature walnut shades the corner of the garden.
  • The forester plants a young walnut beside the fence.
  • The walnut loses its leaves in autumn.

Forms

walnut · walnuts