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Noun: English walnut  'ing-glish'wol,nút
  1. Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated
    - English walnut tree, Circassian walnut, Persian walnut, Juglans regia
     
  2. Nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell; widely used in cooking

Derived forms: English walnuts

Type of: walnut, walnut tree

Part of: genus Juglans, Juglans

Encyclopedia: English walnut