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black walnut

black walnut noun: juglans nigra, a tree native to eastern North America.

black walnut: juglans nigra, a tree native to eastern North America
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Noun

black walnut (countable and uncountable, plural black walnuts)

  1. Juglans nigra, a tree native to eastern North America.
    Synonyms:
    eastern black walnut
  2. The nuts of the aforementioned tree.
    • BLACK WALNUT SANDWICH: Between thin slices of lightly buttered brown bread spread black walnut meats chopped rather fine. Nice to serve with hot chocolate.1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 130
  3. The wood of the aforementioned species.
  4. Synonym of Queensland walnut (“Endiandra palmerstonii”).

Synonyms of black walnut

Forms of black walnut

pluralblack walnuts

Questions about black walnut

What does black walnut mean?
Black walnut means juglans nigra, a tree native to eastern North America.
What part of speech is black walnut?
Black walnut is a noun.
What is the plural of black walnut?
The plural of black walnut is black walnuts.

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