1. Shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
   "Squirrels gathered the sweet chinquapin nuts";
   - Allegheny chinkapin, eastern chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, Castanea pumila
    
2. Shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
   "The rare Ozark chinquapin survived in isolated mountain populations";
   - Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, Castanea ozarkensis
    
3. Small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
   "chinquapins were a traditional food of Native Americans in the southeastern United States";
   - chincapin, chinkapin

Derived forms: chinquapins

Type of: chestnut, chestnut tree, edible nut, nut

Part of: Castanea, genus Castanea

Encyclopedia: Chinquapin, NC