walnut

[ wawl-nuht, -nuht ]

/ ˈwɔlˌnʌt, -nət /

noun

the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone.Compare walnut family.

the tree itself.

the wood of such a tree.

Northeastern U.S. the hickory nut.

any of various fruits or trees resembling the walnut.

a somewhat reddish shade of brown, as that of the heartwood of the black walnut tree.

Origin of walnut

before 1050; Middle English; Old English wealh-hnutu literally, foreign nut; see Welsh, nut

Words nearby walnut

wall tent, wall-to-wall, wally, wallyball, wallydrag, walnut, Walnut Creek, walnut family, walnut husk fly, walnut oil, Walpole

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Example sentences from the Web for walnut

When the day was through, he drove to his home in the Walnut Hills section.
Jimmy Breslin on JFK’s Assassination: Two Classic Columns|Jimmy Breslin|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Although the reforms at Walnut Street were successful, the population of Philadelphia and its criminals was exploding.
Jerry Sandusky Sentenced: Eight Facts About Pennsylvania Prisons|Abby Haglage|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If one walnut is removed, each and every nut in the pile is shaken and disturbed.
For Shame|Alana Suskin|July 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For one, did you know that the world-champion beard grower is a dude from Walnut Creek, California?
In ‘Mansome,’ Morgan Spurlock Takes On Modern Masculinity|Jessica Bennett|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Persian walnut, I believe, when on its own roots, is more or less allergic to acid soil.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943|Various
If the farmer were wise he would replant some of these lands with such trees as spruce, hickory, walnut, or maple.
Conservation Reader|Harold W. Fairbanks
He found a walnut shell out of which the water was spouting as from a fountain.
The Book of Stories for the Storyteller|Fanny E. Coe
Put on the stove a teacup milk with a piece of butter in it the size of a walnut.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia|Marion Cabell Tyree
This is placed in a walnut box in order to prevent any projection of heat upon the balance.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891|Various

British Dictionary definitions for walnut

walnut

/ (ˈwɔːlˌnʌt) /

noun

any juglandaceous deciduous tree of the genus Juglans, of America, SE Europe, and Asia, esp J. regia, which is native to W Asia but introduced elsewhere. They have aromatic leaves and flowers in catkins and are grown for their edible nuts and for their wood

the nut of any of these trees, having a wrinkled two-lobed seed and a hard wrinkled shell

the wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, panelling, etc

a light yellowish-brown colour

adjective

made from the wood of a walnut treea walnut table

of the colour walnut

Word Origin for walnut

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	walnut
释义	walnut [ wawl-nuht, -nuht ] / ˈwɔlˌnʌt, -nət / noun the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone.Compare walnut family. the tree itself. the wood of such a tree. Northeastern U.S. the hickory nut. any of various fruits or trees resembling the walnut. a somewhat reddish shade of brown, as that of the heartwood of the black walnut tree. Origin of walnut before 1050; Middle English; Old English wealh-hnutu literally, foreign nut; see Welsh, nut Words nearby walnut wall tent, wall-to-wall, wally, wallyball, wallydrag, walnut, Walnut Creek, walnut family, walnut husk fly, walnut oil, Walpole Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for walnut When the day was through, he drove to his home in the Walnut Hills section. Jimmy Breslin on JFK’s Assassination: Two Classic Columns\|Jimmy Breslin\|November 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Although the reforms at Walnut Street were successful, the population of Philadelphia and its criminals was exploding. Jerry Sandusky Sentenced: Eight Facts About Pennsylvania Prisons\|Abby Haglage\|October 10, 2012\|DAILY BEAST If one walnut is removed, each and every nut in the pile is shaken and disturbed. For Shame\|Alana Suskin\|July 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST For one, did you know that the world-champion beard grower is a dude from Walnut Creek, California? In ‘Mansome,’ Morgan Spurlock Takes On Modern Masculinity\|Jessica Bennett\|April 27, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Persian walnut, I believe, when on its own roots, is more or less allergic to acid soil. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943\|Various If the farmer were wise he would replant some of these lands with such trees as spruce, hickory, walnut, or maple. Conservation Reader\|Harold W. Fairbanks He found a walnut shell out of which the water was spouting as from a fountain. The Book of Stories for the Storyteller\|Fanny E. Coe Put on the stove a teacup milk with a piece of butter in it the size of a walnut. Housekeeping in Old Virginia\|Marion Cabell Tyree This is placed in a walnut box in order to prevent any projection of heat upon the balance. Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891\|Various British Dictionary definitions for walnut walnut / (ˈwɔːlˌnʌt) / noun any juglandaceous deciduous tree of the genus Juglans, of America, SE Europe, and Asia, esp J. regia, which is native to W Asia but introduced elsewhere. They have aromatic leaves and flowers in catkins and are grown for their edible nuts and for their wood the nut of any of these trees, having a wrinkled two-lobed seed and a hard wrinkled shell the wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, panelling, etc a light yellowish-brown colour adjective made from the wood of a walnut treea walnut table of the colour walnut Word Origin for walnut 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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