Definition

1. 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

1. any of various trees of the genus Juglans
2. hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling
3. nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell