white walnut

/waɪt ˌwɔlˈnʌt/
/hwaɪt ˌwɔlˈnʌt/
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Other forms: white walnuts

Definitions of white walnut
  1. noun
    North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
    synonyms: Juglans cinerea, butternut, butternut tree
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    type of:
    walnut, walnut tree
    a tree bearing hard-shelled, edible seeds belonging; and belonging to the genus Juglans
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