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beechnut

/ˈbiːt͡ʃˌnʌt/

beechnut noun: the small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.

beechnut: the small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree
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Noun

beechnut (plural beechnuts)

  1. The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
    • The cultivated harvest in the fields was matched by the woodland ‘mast’ of beechnuts, acorns, chestnuts, and other fruits of the forest.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 134
    Synonyms:
    beech mast

Synonyms of beechnut

Forms of beechnut

pluralbeechnuts
alternative formbeech nut

Origin of beechnut

From beech + nut.

Questions about beechnut

What does beechnut mean?
Beechnut means the small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
What part of speech is beechnut?
Beechnut is a noun.
How do you pronounce beechnut?
Beechnut is pronounced /ˈbiːt͡ʃˌnʌt/.
What is the plural of beechnut?
The plural of beechnut is beechnuts.

Words near beechnut in the dictionary

  1. Beechler
  2. Beechlers
  3. beechless
  4. beechlike
  5. beechmast
  6. beechnut
  7. beechnuts
  8. Beechtree
  9. Beechtrees
  10. beechwood
  11. beechwoods

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