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heartnut

heartnut noun: the edible seed of a Japanese species of walnut, Juglans ailantifolia.

heartnut: the edible seed of a Japanese species of walnut, Juglans ailantifolia
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Noun

heartnut (plural heartnuts)

  1. The edible seed of a Japanese species of walnut, Juglans ailantifolia.
    Synonyms:
    Japanese walnut

Synonyms of heartnut

  • Japanese walnut

Forms of heartnut

pluralheartnuts

Origin of heartnut

From heart + nut.

Questions about heartnut

What does heartnut mean?
Heartnut means the edible seed of a Japanese species of walnut, Juglans ailantifolia.
What part of speech is heartnut?
Heartnut is a noun.
What is the plural of heartnut?
The plural of heartnut is heartnuts.

Words near heartnut in the dictionary

  1. heartly
  2. heartman
  3. heartmate
  4. heartmates
  5. heartmen
  6. heartnut
  7. heartnuts
  8. heartpea
  9. heartpiece
  10. heartquake
  11. heartquakes

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