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wal⋅nut
[wawl-nuht, -nuh
t] 
–noun
| 1. | the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone. Compare walnut family. |
| 2. | the tree itself. |
| 3. | the wood of such a tree. |
| 4. | Northeastern U.S. the hickory nut. |
| 5. | any of various fruits or trees resembling the walnut. |
| 6. | a somewhat reddish shade of brown, as that of the heartwood of the black walnut tree. |
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wal·nut (wôl'nŭt', -nət)  (click for larger image in new window) n.
[Middle English walnot, from Old English wealhhnutu : wealh, Celt, foreigner + hnutu, nut.] wal'nut adj. |
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Walnut
Wal"nut\, n. [OE. walnot, AS. wealh-hnutu a Welsh or foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. Walh, properly, a Celt, from the name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae) + hnutu a nut; akin to D. walnoot, G. walnuss, Icel. valhnot, Sw. valn["o]t, Dan valn["o]d. See Nut, and cf. Welsh.] (Bot.) The fruit or nut of any tree of the genus Juglans; also, the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known species are all natives of the north temperate zone. Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England, the name walnut is given to several species of hickory (Carya), and their fruit. Ash-leaved walnut, a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native in Transcaucasia. Black walnut, a North American tree (J. nigra) valuable for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively used in cabinetwork and for gunstocks. The nuts are thick-shelled, and nearly globular. English, or European, walnut, a tree (J. regia), native of Asia from the Caucasus to Japan, valuable for its timber and for its excellent nuts, which are also called Madeira nuts. Walnut brown, a deep warm brown color, like that of the heartwood of the black walnut. Walnut oil, oil extracted from walnut meats. It is used in cooking, making soap, etc. White walnut, a North American tree (J. cinerea), bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly called butternuts. See Butternut.
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Language Translation for : walnut
Spanish:
nogal,
German:
der Walnußbaum,
Japanese:
くるみの木
walnut
O.E. walhnutu "nut of the walnut tree," lit. "foreign nut," from wealh "foreign" (see Welsh) + hnutu (see nut). Cf. O.N. valhnot, M.L.G. walnut, M.Du. walnote, Du. walnoot, Ger. Walnuß, So called because it was introduced from Gaul and Italy, distinguishing it from the native hazel nut. Cf. the L.L. name for it, nux Gallica, lit. "Gaulish nut." Applied to the tree itself from 1600 (earlier walnut tree, c.1400).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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