26984 words

walnuts

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
a nut with a slightly bitter taste, a series of folds in it, and a hard shell:

Examples:

Sprinkle with chopped walnuts to serve.
a pear and walnut salad
2
a tall tree on which walnuts grow:

Examples:

Walnuts do best in a sunny but sheltered position.
Boys climbed the big walnut tree in the middle of the village.
3

Examples:

a beautiful walnut cabinet
a lute-like instrument made of walnut
4
a nut with a hard shell, the tree that produces these nuts, or the wood from the tree

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