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wal·nut \ˈwȯl(ˌ)nət, usu -əd.+V\ noun Etymology: Middle English walnot, from Old English wealhhnutu, literally, foreign nut, from Wealh Welshman, foreigner + hnutu nut — more at welsh, nut 1. a. : an edible nut produced by a tree of the genus Juglans; especially : english walnut 2 b. or walnut tree [Middle English walnotetre, walnot tree] : a tree bearing this nut — see tree illustration c. : the wood of a walnut tree; especially : black walnut 2. : any of several trees of genera other than Juglans: as a. : acapu b. : african walnut c. : black poison 3. chiefly New England : hickory nut 4. : a moderate reddish brown that is the color of the heartwood of the black walnut — distinguished from walnut brown |