| chinquapin (def. 2). |
[ching-kuh-pin] 
| 1. | a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the beech family, native to the southeastern U.S., having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts. |
| 2. | a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family, having deeply furrowed bark, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and inedible nuts. |
| 3. | the nut of either of these trees. |
| chin·qua·pin (chĭng'kə-pĭn') n.
[Of Algonquian origin; akin to Virginia Algonquin chechinkamin, chestnut.] |
| golden chinquapin n. See chinquapin. |