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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chin•qua•pin (ching′kə pin),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the beech family, native to the southeastern U.S., having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts.
- Plant Biologya Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family, having deeply furrowed bark, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and inedible nuts.
- Plant Biologythe nut of either of these trees.
Also, chincapin, chinkapin. - Virginia Algonquian (English spelling, spelled) chechinquamins
- 1605–15, American.
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