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chinquapin
chin·qua·pin or chin·ka·pin C0305200 (chĭng′kə-pĭn′)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.
[Of Algonquian origin; akin to Virginia Algonquin chechinkamin, chestnut.]chinquapin (ˈtʃɪŋkəpɪn) , chincapin or chinkapinn1. (Plants) a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts2. (Plants) Also called: giant chinquapin a large evergreen fagaceous tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of W North America3. (Plants) the nut of either of these trees[C17: of Algonquian origin; compare Algonquian chechinkamin chestnut]chin•qua•pin (ˈtʃɪŋ kə pɪn)
n. 1. a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the southeastern U.S., having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts. 2. a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family, having deeply furrowed bark, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and inedible nuts. 3. the nut of either of these trees. [1605–15, Amer.; < Virginia Algonquian (E sp.) chechinquamins] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  chinquapin - shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United StatesCastanea ozarkensis, Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapinchincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin - small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnutCastanea, genus Castanea - chestnuts; chinkapinschestnut tree, chestnut - any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur | | 2. |  chinquapin - shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nutsAllegheny chinkapin, Castanea pumila, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapinchincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin - small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnutCastanea, genus Castanea - chestnuts; chinkapinschestnut tree, chestnut - any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur | | 3. | chinquapin - small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnutchincapin, chinkapinedible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shellAllegheny chinkapin, Castanea pumila, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin, chinquapin - shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nutsCastanea ozarkensis, chinquapin, Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin - shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States |
chinquapin
chinquapin (chĭng`kəpĭn) [Algonquian], name for certain American species of the chestnutchestnut,
name for any species of the genus Castanea, deciduous trees of the family Fagaceae (beech or oak family) widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by thin-shelled, sweet, edible nuts borne in a bristly bur.
..... Click the link for more information. genus of the family Fagaceae (beechbeech,
common name for the Fagaceae, a family of trees and shrubs mainly of temperate and subtropical regions in the Northern Hemisphere. The principal genera—Castanea (chestnut and chinquapin), Fagus (beech), and Quercus
..... Click the link for more information. family) and for a related species, the golden chinquapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla), an evergreen of the Pacific states. The common chinquapin is Castanea pumila, native to the E United States. Its wood and fruit are used like those of the chestnut. The bush chinquapin (C. alnifolia) has a more southern range. Chinquapin is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Fagales, family Fagaceae.chinquapin
Synonyms for chinquapinnoun shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leavesSynonyms- Castanea ozarkensis
- Ozark chinkapin
- Ozark chinquapin
Related Words- chincapin
- chinkapin
- chinquapin
- Castanea
- genus Castanea
- chestnut tree
- chestnut
noun shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nutsSynonyms- Allegheny chinkapin
- Castanea pumila
- dwarf chestnut
- eastern chinquapin
Related Words- chincapin
- chinkapin
- chinquapin
- Castanea
- genus Castanea
- chestnut tree
- chestnut
noun small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United StatesSynonymsRelated Words- edible nut
- Allegheny chinkapin
- Castanea pumila
- dwarf chestnut
- eastern chinquapin
- chinquapin
- Castanea ozarkensis
- Ozark chinkapin
- Ozark chinquapin
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