walnut

[ wawl-nuht, -nuh t ]
/ ˈwɔlˌnʌt, -nət /

noun

the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone. Compare walnut family.
the tree itself.
the wood of such a tree.
Northeastern U.S. the hickory nut.
any of various fruits or trees resembling the walnut.
a somewhat reddish shade of brown, as that of the heartwood of the black walnut tree.

Origin of walnut

before 1050; Middle English; Old English wealh-hnutu literally, foreign nut; see Welsh, nut

Words nearby walnut

walls have ears, the, wallsend, wally, wallyball, wallydrag, walnut, walnut creek, walnut family, walnut husk fly, walnut oil, walpole

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British Dictionary definitions for walnut

walnut
/ (ˈwɔːlˌnʌt) /

noun

any juglandaceous deciduous tree of the genus Juglans, of America, SE Europe, and Asia, esp J. regia, which is native to W Asia but introduced elsewhere. They have aromatic leaves and flowers in catkins and are grown for their edible nuts and for their wood
the nut of any of these trees, having a wrinkled two-lobed seed and a hard wrinkled shell
the wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, panelling, etc
a light yellowish-brown colour

adjective

made from the wood of a walnut tree a walnut table
of the colour walnut

Word Origin for walnut

Old English walh-hnutu, literally: foreign nut; compare Old French noux gauge walnut, probably translation of Vulgar Latin phrase nux gallica (unattested) Gaulish (hence, foreign) nut