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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.
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Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England,
the name walnut is given to several species of hickory
({Carya}), and their fruit.
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{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}.
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English \Eng"lish\, a. [AS. Englisc, fr. Engle, Angle, Engles,
Angles, a tribe of Germans from the southeast of Sleswick, in
Denmark, who settled in Britain and gave it the name of
England. Cf. {Anglican}.]
Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the
present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.
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{English bond} (Arch.) See 1st {Bond}, n., 8.
{English breakfast tea}. See {Congou}.
{English horn}. (Mus.) See {Corno Inglese}.
{English walnut}. (Bot.) See under {Walnut}.
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