walnut
noun /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
  /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
 - [countable] the light-brown nut of the walnut tree that has a rough surface and a hard round shell in two halvesTopics Foodc2
enlarge image - (also walnut tree)[countable] the tree on which walnuts growTopics Plants and treesc2
 - [uncountable] the brown wood of the walnut tree, used in making furniture
- a walnut writing desk
 
 
Word Originlate Old English walh-hnutu, from a Germanic compound meaning ‘foreign nut’.
