BUTTERNUT


Meaning of BUTTERNUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌnət ]

noun

Date: 1741

1. : an eastern North American tree ( Juglans cinerea ) of the walnut family with sweet egg-shaped nuts and light brown wood — called also white walnut

2.

a. : a light yellowish brown

b. plural : homespun overalls dyed brown with a butternut extract

c. : a soldier or partisan of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.