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eastern chinquapin

DEFINITIONS OF: eastern chinquapin

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n shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts

Synonyms:
Allegheny chinkapin, Castanea pumila, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut
Type of:
chestnut, chestnut tree
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
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