chinquapin

Definition of Chinquapin in English :

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Noun

1. castanea ozarkensis, chinquapin, ozark chinkapin, ozark chinquapin

shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States

2. allegheny chinkapin, castanea pumila, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin

shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts

3. chincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin

small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chinquapin

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noun

1.

a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts

2. Also called: giant chinquapin

a large evergreen fagaceous tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of W North America

3.

the nut of either of these trees

Chinquapin

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noun

1.

any of several, usually bushlike, trees (genus Castanea) of the beech family, esp. the dwarf chestnut

2.

any of various species (genus Castanopsis) of evergreen trees of the beech family, found in W U.S. and Asia

3.

the edible nut of any of these trees

Chinquapin

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n.

1. A chestnut (Castanea pumila) of eastern North America that grows as a shrub or small tree.

2. Any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Fagaceae, including species in the genera Chrysolepis of western North America and Castanopsis of East and Southeast Asia.

3. The edible nut of any of these plants.

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