单词 | walnut |
释义 | Word Frequency walnut(ˈwɔːlˌnʌt) noun 1. any juglandaceous deciduous tree of the genus Juglans, of America, SE Europe, and Asia, esp J. regia, which is native toWAsia but introduced elsewhere. They have aromatic leaves and flowers in catkins and are grown for their edible nuts and for their wood 2. the nut of any of these trees, having a wrinkled two-lobed seed and a hard wrinkled shell 3. the wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, panelling, etc 4. a light yellowish-brown colour adjective 5. made from the wood of a walnut tree a walnut table 6. of the colour walnut Word origin Old English walh-hnutu, literally: foreign nut; compare Old French noux gauge walnut, probably translation of Vulgar Latin phrase nux gallica (unattested) Gaulish (hence, foreign) nut |
随便看 |
英语词典包含233703条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。