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walnut

wal·nut

UK/ˈwɔːlnʌt/ US/ˈwɔlnət/ uncommon

noun

1.

nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell

2.

hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling

3.

any of various trees of the genus Juglans

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Origin

From Middle English walnote, walnutte, walnotte, from Old English wealhhnutu (“walnut”, literally “foreign nut”), from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”) + *hnuts (“nut”). Cognate with Dutch walnoot, German Walnuss, Swedish valnöt, Icelandic valhneta. Compare more recent term Welsh onion, which also uses Welsh to mean “foreign”.

Phrases

  • African walnut
  • Arizona black walnut
  • Arizona walnut
  • ash-leaved walnut
  • black walnut
  • Caucasian walnut
  • common walnut
  • English walnut

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