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NOUN (3)

1. nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell;

2. hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling;

3. any of various trees of the genus Juglans;
[syn: walnut, walnut tree]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Walnut \Wal"nut\, n. [OE. walnot, AS. wealh-hnutu a Welsh or foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. Walh, properly, a Celt, from the name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae) + hnutu a nut; akin to D. walnoot, G. walnuss, Icel. valhnot, Sw. valn["o]t, Dan valn["o]d. See Nut, and cf. Welsh.] (Bot.) The fruit or nut of any tree of the genus Juglans; also, the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known species are all natives of the north temperate zone. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England, the name walnut is given to several species of hickory (Carya), and their fruit. [1913 Webster] Ash-leaved walnut, a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native in Transcaucasia. Black walnut, a North American tree (Juglans nigra) valuable for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively used in cabinetwork and for gunstocks. The nuts are thick-shelled, and nearly globular. English walnut, or European walnut, a tree (Juglans regia), native of Asia from the Caucasus to Japan, valuable for its timber and for its excellent nuts, which are also called Madeira nuts. Walnut brown, a deep warm brown color, like that of the heartwood of the black walnut. Walnut oil, oil extracted from walnut meats. It is used in cooking, making soap, etc. White walnut, a North American tree (Juglans cinerea), bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly called butternuts. See Butternut. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

walnut n 1: nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two- lobed seed with a hard shell 2: hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling 3: any of various trees of the genus Juglans [syn: walnut, walnut tree]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Walnut, CA -- U.S. city in California Population (2000): 30004 Housing Units (2000): 8395 Land area (2000): 8.982015 sq. miles (23.263311 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.982015 sq. miles (23.263311 sq. km) FIPS code: 83332 Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06 Location: 34.027738 N, 117.860514 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Walnut, CA Walnut
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Walnut, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 1461 Housing Units (2000): 607 Land area (2000): 0.832855 sq. miles (2.157084 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.832855 sq. miles (2.157084 sq. km) FIPS code: 78526 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 41.556404 N, 89.591503 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Walnut, IL Walnut
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Walnut, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 778 Housing Units (2000): 350 Land area (2000): 2.144188 sq. miles (5.553422 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.144188 sq. miles (5.553422 sq. km) FIPS code: 82065 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 41.480999 N, 95.221116 W ZIP Codes (1990): 51577 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Walnut, IA Walnut
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Walnut, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 221 Housing Units (2000): 116 Land area (2000): 0.990805 sq. miles (2.566174 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.990805 sq. miles (2.566174 sq. km) FIPS code: 74950 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 37.600359 N, 95.075867 W ZIP Codes (1990): 66780 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Walnut, KS Walnut
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Walnut, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 754 Housing Units (2000): 341 Land area (2000): 5.420013 sq. miles (14.037768 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.024984 sq. miles (0.064708 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.444997 sq. miles (14.102476 sq. km) FIPS code: 77480 Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 34.949109 N, 88.909812 W ZIP Codes (1990): 38683 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Walnut, MS Walnut