'Castanea pumila' definitions:
Definition of 'Castanea pumila'
(from WordNet)
noun
Shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts [syn: Allegheny chinkapin, eastern chinquapin, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, Castanea pumila]
Definition of 'Castanea pumila'
From: GCIDE
- Chinquapin \Chin"qua*pin\, n. (Bot.) A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also chincapin and chinkapin.] [1913 Webster]
- Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides) of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.
- Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree ({Castanopes chrysophylla}) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high. [1913 Webster]