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Noun: white walnut  wIt 'wol,nút
  1. North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
    "The white walnut tree's compound leaves cast dappled shade in the forest";
    - butternut, butternut tree, Juglans cinerea

Derived forms: white walnuts

Type of: walnut, walnut tree

Part of: genus Juglans, Juglans

Encyclopedia: White walnut