'Butternut' definitions:
Definition of 'butternut'
(from WordNet)
noun
North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: butternut, butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea]
noun
Oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
Definition of 'Butternut'
From: GCIDE
- Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n.
- 1. (Bot.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and {Caryocar nuciferum}, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'butternut'
From: GCIDE
- Souari nut \Sou*a"ri nut`\ (Bot.) The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order with the tea plant; -- also called butternut. [Written also sawarra nut.] [1913 Webster]
Butternut, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Butternut, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000) :
407
Housing Units (2000) :
220
Land area (2000) :
1.600841 sq. miles (4.146160 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.600841 sq. miles (4.146160 sq. km)
FIPS code :
11525
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
46.013958 N, 90.494614 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
54514
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.