English walnut

noun

a walnut tree, Juglans regia.
the nut of this tree, widely used in cookery.

Origin of English walnut

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example sentences from the Web for english walnut

  • He is an amusing little lecturer, this English-walnut shell professor, and seems very much alive.

    Mother Nature's Toy-Shop |Lina Beard

  • A pretty way to give a small present at Christmas or on a birthday is to put it into an English-walnut shell box.

    Mother Nature's Toy-Shop |Lina Beard

  • It is a far cry from a lecturer to a little mouse, yet one English-walnut shell will make both, half a shell for each.

    Mother Nature's Toy-Shop |Lina Beard