chinquapin — noun 1. shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts • Syn: ↑Allegheny chinkapin, ↑eastern chinquapin, ↑dwarf chestnut, ↑Castanea pumila • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut, ↑chestnut tree … Useful english dictionary
chinquapin — /ching keuh pin/, n. 1. a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the beech family, native to the southeastern U.S., having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts. 2. a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech… … Universalium
chinquapin oak — noun medium sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood • Syn: ↑chinkapin oak, ↑yellow chestnut oak, ↑Quercus muehlenbergii • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut oak * * * noun : either of two No. American chestnut oaks … Useful english dictionary
chinquapin oak — noun Date: 1785 either of two chestnut oaks (Quercus muhlenbergii and Q. prinoides) of the eastern United States … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
Castanea — noun chestnuts; chinkapins • Syn: ↑genus Castanea • Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Fagaceae, ↑family Fagaceae, ↑beech family … Useful english dictionary