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walnut tree

DEFINITIONS OF: walnut tree

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n any of various trees of the genus Juglans

Synonyms:
walnut
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California black walnut, Juglans californica
medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts
Juglans cinerea, butternut, butternut tree, white walnut
North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
Juglans nigra, black hickory, black walnut, black walnut tree
North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
Circassian walnut, English walnut, English walnut tree, Juglans regia, Persian walnut
Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated
Type of:
nut tree
tree bearing edible nuts
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