WALNUT FAMILY


Meaning of WALNUT FAMILY in English

the plant family Juglandaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having alternate, pinnately compound leaves, male flowers in tassellike catkins and female flowers in clusters, and edible nuts enclosed in a thick-walled or leathery husk, and including the butternut, hickory, pecan, and walnut.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .