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Definition of chinquapin in English: chinquapin(also chinkapin) nounˈtʃɪŋkəpɪnˈCHiNGkəˌpin 1A North American chestnut tree. Several species in the family Fagaceae, in particular Castanea pumila Example sentencesExamples - Black oak, red oak, chinquapin oak, bitternut hickory, and pignut hickory are common near hill summits, where the driest conditions prevail.
- The nuts all came from a type of Castanopsis, or chinkapin tree, modern representatives of which are found in Northwest United States and Asia today.
- The blight also infected chinquapins (also of the genus Castanea), and some species of oak, especially post oak, Quercus Stella.
- They're also checking related species - chestnuts, beeches, and chinquapins - as well as rhododendron and huckleberry relatives: manzanitas, cranberries, and more.
- West Texas generally offers landscapes of muted colors - sepia earth and vast sun-bleached skies - but this canyon cradles a riparian forest of big-tooth maple, alligator juniper, and chinquapin oak.
- 1.1 The edible nut of the chinquapin.
Example sentencesExamples - Chestnuts, chinquapins, and other nuts could also be gathered from the woods.
- They sometimes also offered small quantities of chinquapin nuts and, rarely, walnuts.
Origin Early 17th century: from Virginia Algonquian. Definition of chinquapin in US English: chinquapin(also chinkapin) nounˈCHiNGkəˌpin 1A North American chestnut tree. Several species in the family Fagaceae, in particular the Allegheny (or eastern) chinquapin (Castanea pumila) Example sentencesExamples - They're also checking related species - chestnuts, beeches, and chinquapins - as well as rhododendron and huckleberry relatives: manzanitas, cranberries, and more.
- The nuts all came from a type of Castanopsis, or chinkapin tree, modern representatives of which are found in Northwest United States and Asia today.
- West Texas generally offers landscapes of muted colors - sepia earth and vast sun-bleached skies - but this canyon cradles a riparian forest of big-tooth maple, alligator juniper, and chinquapin oak.
- Black oak, red oak, chinquapin oak, bitternut hickory, and pignut hickory are common near hill summits, where the driest conditions prevail.
- The blight also infected chinquapins (also of the genus Castanea), and some species of oak, especially post oak, Quercus Stella.
- 1.1 The edible nut of a chinquapin tree.
Example sentencesExamples - Chestnuts, chinquapins, and other nuts could also be gathered from the woods.
- They sometimes also offered small quantities of chinquapin nuts and, rarely, walnuts.
Origin Early 17th century: from Virginia Algonquian. |