Definition of Walnot
Wal"nut (?), n. [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.) 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.
&fist; 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.
Wal"nut (?), n. [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.) 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.
&fist; 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
- The nut of the walnut tree.
- The wood of the walnut tree.
- (colour) A dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.
walnut colour:
- (colour) Having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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