English

black walnut, showing leaves and ripe nuts

Noun

black walnut ‎(countable and uncountable, plural black walnuts)

1. Juglans nigra, a tree native to eastern North America.
2. The nuts of the aforementioned tree.
   • 1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 130:

     BLACK WALNUT SANDWICH: Between thin slices of lightly buttered brown bread spread black walnut meats chopped rather fine. Nice to serve with hot chocolate.

3. The wood of the aforementioned species.

Synonyms

• (Juglans nigra): eastern black walnut

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