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BLACK WALNUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does black walnut mean?
• BLACK WALNUT (noun)
The noun BLACK WALNUT has 2 senses:
1. North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
2. American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell
Familiarity information: BLACK WALNUT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
black hickory; black walnut; black walnut tree; Juglans nigra
Hypernyms ("black walnut" is a kind of...):
walnut; walnut tree (any of various trees of the genus Juglans)
Meronyms (parts of "black walnut"):
black walnut (American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell)
Holonyms ("black walnut" is a member of...):
genus Juglans; Juglans (type genus of the Juglandaceae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("black walnut" is a kind of...):
walnut (nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell)
Holonyms ("black walnut" is a part of...):
black hickory; black walnut; black walnut tree; Juglans nigra (North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut)
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