1. 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, white walnut, Juglans cinerea

Derived forms: butternut trees

Type of: walnut, walnut tree

Part of: genus Juglans, Juglans

Encyclopedia: Butternut tree