BUTTERNUT


Meaning of BUTTERNUT in English

[but.ter.nut] n (1741) 1: an eastern No. American tree of the walnut family with sweet egg-shaped nuts and light brown wood--called also white walnut

2. a: a light yellowish brown b pl: homespun overalls dyed brown with a butternut extract c: a soldier or partisan of the Confederacy during the Civil War

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