English Explanatory Dictionary

butternut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
  2. The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
  3. The nut of this walnut tree.
  4. A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
  5. The souari nut.
  6. Butternut squash.
noun
  1. Southern settlers of the Ohio river basin, who used dye from the butternut tree to colour their home-made clothing
  2. A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery

Word forms

butternut butternuts

Etymology

From butter + nut.

Synonyms

white walnut

Derived words

butternut pumpkin butternut squash

Translations

Finnish: Amerikanjalopähkinä French: noyer cendré French: noyer à beurre German: Butternussbaum German: grauer Walnussbaum German: Graunuss German: Butternuss Korean: 백호두나무 Polish: orzech szary Spanish: nogal blanco americano
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