beechnut

beech·nut

B0154400 (bēch′nŭt′)n. The small, three-sided nut of a beech tree.

beechnut

(ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt) n (Plants) the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree. See also beechmast

beech•nut

(ˈbitʃˌnʌt)

n. the nut of the beech. [1730–40]

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beechnut - small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech treesedible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shellbeech, beech tree - any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

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