Noun: butternut 'bú-tu(r),nút
- North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
"The butternut tree's compound leaves cast dappled shade in the forest";
- butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea
- Oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
"She substituted butternuts for walnuts in her brownie recipe"
Derived forms: butternuts
Type of: edible nut, nut, walnut, walnut tree
Part of: genus Juglans, Juglans
Encyclopedia: Butternut, Wis