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English noun: butternut

1. butternut (plant) North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye


Synonymsbutternut tree, Juglans cinerea, white walnut


Broader (hypernym)walnut, walnut tree


Part holonymbutternut


Member meronymgenus Juglans, Juglans

2. butternut (food) oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family


Broader (hypernym)edible nut


Part meronymbutternut, butternut tree, Juglans cinerea, white walnut









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