- black walnut
- noun Date: 1612 a walnut (Juglans nigra) of eastern North America with hard strong heavy dark brown wood and oily edible nuts; also its wood or nut
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Black walnut — Walnut Wal nut, n. [OE. walnot, AS. wealh hnutu a Welsh or foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. Walh, properly, a Celt, from the name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae) + hnutu a nut; akin to D. walnoot … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Black walnut — Black Black (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[ a]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.] 1. Destitute of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black walnut — ☆ black walnut n. 1. a tall walnut tree (Juglans nigra) native to E North America 2. its hard, heavy, dark brown wood, used in making furniture, gunstocks, etc. 3. its edible, oily nut … English World dictionary
black walnut — noun 1. North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut • Syn: ↑black walnut tree, ↑black hickory, ↑Juglans nigra • Hypernyms: ↑walnut, ↑walnut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
black walnut — tree that produces edible nuts; nuts from the black walnut tree; wood from the black walnut tree … English contemporary dictionary
black walnut — juodasis riešutmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Riešutmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Juglans nigra), vedantis valgomus riešutus. Paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Juglans nigra angl … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
black walnut — black′ wal′nut n. 1) pln a large North American walnut tree Juglans nigra[/ex] 2) pln the nut or wood of this tree • Etymology: 1605–15, amer … From formal English to slang
black walnut tree — noun North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut • Syn: ↑black walnut, ↑black hickory, ↑Juglans nigra • Hypernyms: ↑walnut, ↑walnut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Juglans … Useful english dictionary
black walnut — американский черный орех white walnut серый орех walnut kernel ядро ореха French walnut грецкий орех English walnut грецкий орех Persian walnut грецкий орех … English-Russian travelling dictionary
black walnut — 1. a tree, Juglans nigra, of North America, having pinnate leaves and dark brown bark and bearing an edible nut covered by a thick green or brown husk. 2. the nut of this tree. 3. the wood of this tree, valued in furniture making. [1605 15,… … Universalium
