walnut tree

/ˌwɔlˈnʌt tri/

Other forms: walnut trees

Definitions of walnut tree

1. noun

   a tree bearing hard-shelled, edible seeds belonging to the genus Juglans
   synonyms: walnut

   types:

   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