butternut

See also: Butternut

English

Butternut (tree)

Etymology

butter +‎ nut

Noun

butternut (countable and uncountable, plural butternuts)

A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
Synonym: white walnut
The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
The nut of this walnut tree.
A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
The souari nut.
(informal outside South Africa) Butternut squash.
He made a delicious butternut soup.

Derived terms

Translations

tree

Finnish: Amerikanjalopähkinä
French: noyer cendré (fr) m, noyer à beurre m
German: Butternussbaum m, grauer Walnussbaum m, Graunuss f, Butternuss f
Korean: 백호두나무 (baekhodunamu)
Polish: orzech szary m
Spanish: nogal blanco americano m

nut

Cherokee: ᎪᎯ (gohi)
German: Butternuss f, graue Walnuss f
Korean: 백호두 (baekhodu)
Malecite-Passamaquoddy: pokanimus, pokanewimus

dye

butternut squash — see butternut squash

Further reading

Juglans cinerea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Juglans cinerea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

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