'Juglans cinerea' definitions:
Definition of 'Juglans cinerea'
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]
Definition of 'Juglans cinerea'
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]