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ENGLISH WALNUT TREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does English walnut tree mean?
• ENGLISH WALNUT TREE (noun)
The noun ENGLISH WALNUT TREE has 1 sense:
1. Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated
Familiarity information: ENGLISH WALNUT TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Circassian walnut; English walnut; English walnut tree; Juglans regia; Persian walnut
Hypernyms ("English walnut tree" is a kind of...):
walnut; walnut tree (any of various trees of the genus Juglans)
Meronyms (members of "English walnut tree"):
English walnut (nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell; widely used in cooking)
Holonyms ("English walnut tree" is a member of...):
genus Juglans; Juglans (type genus of the Juglandaceae)
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