eastern chinquapin

eastern chinquapin
noun
shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
Hypernyms: ↑chestnut, ↑chestnut tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Castanea, ↑genus Castanea
Part Meronyms: ↑chincapin, ↑chinkapin, ↑chinquapin

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  • water chinquapin — noun 1. water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds • Syn: ↑American lotus, ↑yanquapin, ↑Nelumbo lutea • Hypernyms: ↑water lily • Member Holonyms: ↑Nelumbo, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • dwarf chestnut — noun shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts • Syn: ↑Allegheny chinkapin, ↑eastern chinquapin, ↑chinquapin, ↑Castanea pumila • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut, ↑chestnut tree …   Useful english dictionary

  • chincapin — noun small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut • Syn: ↑chinkapin, ↑chinquapin • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut • Part Holonyms: ↑Allegheny chinkapin, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • chinkapin — noun small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut • Syn: ↑chincapin, ↑chinquapin • Hypernyms: ↑edible nut • Part Holonyms: ↑Allegheny chinkapin, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Allegheny chinkapin — noun shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts • Syn: ↑eastern chinquapin, ↑chinquapin, ↑dwarf chestnut, ↑Castanea pumila • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut, ↑chestnut tree …   Useful english dictionary

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