CHINQUAPIN


Meaning of CHINQUAPIN in English

[chin.qua.pin] or chin.ka.pin n [prob. modif. of Virginia Algonquian chechinquamin chinquapin nut] (1612) 1: the edible nut of a chinquapin

2: any of several trees (genera Castanea and Castanopsis); esp: a dwarf chestnut (Castanea pumila) of the U.S.

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