walnut
/'wɔ:lnət/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A type of tree: Any of various trees belonging to the genus Juglans, known for their valuable wood and edible nuts.
- The wood of this tree: The hard, dark-brown wood from a walnut tree, prized for making furniture and interior paneling.
- The nut of this tree: The edible seed of the walnut tree, characterized by a hard, wrinkled, two-lobed shell.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Tree):
- They planted a walnut in the backyard for shade.
- The old walnut was over a hundred years old.
- Noun (Wood):
- The table is made of solid walnut.
- He prefers the rich color of walnut for his cabinets.
- Noun (Nut):
- She added chopped walnuts to the salad.
- Cracking a walnut open can be difficult.
Advanced Usage
- "Walnut brown": A rich, dark brown color resembling that of walnut wood or the nut's shell.
- She painted the door a deep walnut brown.
- "Walnut-sized": Used to describe something approximately the size of a walnut nut.
- The doctor said the lump was walnut-sized.
Variants and Related Words
- Walnut tree: The full term for the tree itself.
- Black walnut (): A specific North American species known for its very dark wood and strong-flavored nut.
- English walnut (): The most common species cultivated for its nuts, also called the Persian walnut.
Synonyms
- Nut (for the seed): A general term for a hard-shelled fruit.
- Hardwood (for the timber): A category of wood from deciduous trees, which includes walnut.
Related Phrases
- A tough nut to crack (Idiom): While not containing "walnut," this idiom about a difficult problem is conceptually related to the hard shell of a nut like a walnut.
- In a nutshell (Idiom): Meaning in a concise form; conceptually related to the idea of a nut's shell containing its essence.
Noun
- any of various trees of the genus Juglans
- hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling
- nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell