Chrysolepis chry·so·le·pis uncommon noun 1. two species: golden chinkapins Synonymsgenus Chrysolepis Related words Word family Chrysolepis chrysophyllaChrysolepis sempervirens Broader terms hamamelid dicot genus Parts Fagaceae Part of giant chinkapindwarf golden chinkapin WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.