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单词 butternut
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
but•ter•nut  (butər nut′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologyAlso called white walnut. the edible oily nut of an American tree, Juglans cinerea, of the walnut family.
  2. Plant Biologythe tree itself.
  3. Furniturethe light-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture.
  4. the light-brown color resulting from a dye made from this tree.
  5. American History[U.S. Hist.]a Confederate soldier or partisan, esp. one whose uniform was dyed with an extract from this tree.
  6. Plant BiologySee souari nut. 
  • so called from the nut's oiliness 1735–45, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
butternut /ˈbʌtəˌnʌt/ n
  1. a walnut tree, Juglans cinerea of E North America
  2. the oily edible egg-shaped nut of this tree
  3. NZ
    short for butternut pumpkin
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