WALNUT


Meaning of WALNUT in English

■ noun

1》 an edible wrinkled nut enclosed by a hard shell, produced inside a green fruit.

2》 the tree which produces ~s, with compound leaves and valuable wood. [ Juglans regia and related species.]

Origin

OE walh-hnutu , from a Gmc compound meaning 'foreign nut'.

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