JUGLANS REGIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Juglans regia mean? 

• JUGLANS REGIA (noun)
  The noun JUGLANS REGIA has 1 sense:

1. Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated

  Familiarity information: JUGLANS REGIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUGLANS REGIA (noun)

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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 ("Juglans regia" is a kind of...):

walnut; walnut tree (any of various trees of the genus Juglans)

Meronyms (members of "Juglans regia"):

English walnut (nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell; widely used in cooking)

Holonyms ("Juglans regia" is a member of...):

genus Juglans; Juglans (type genus of the Juglandaceae)