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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chinquapin \Chin"qua*pin\, n. (Bot.)
A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub ({Castanea pumila}) of
North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the
chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also
{chincapin} and {chinkapin}.]
[1913 Webster]
{Chinquapin oak}, a small shrubby oak ({Quercus prinoides})
of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.
{Western Chinquapin}, an evergreen shrub or tree ({Castanopes
chrysophylla}) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a
shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.
[1913 Webster]