| 单词 | butternut |
| 释义 | butternut /but"euhr nut'/, n. 1. Also called white walnut. the edible oily nut of an American tree, Juglans cinerea, of the walnut family. 2. the tree itself. 3. the light-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture. 4. the light-brown color resulting from a dye made from this tree. 5. U.S. Hist. a Confederate soldier or partisan, esp. one whose uniform was dyed with an extract from this tree. 6. See souari nut. [1735-45, Amer.; so called from the nut's oiliness] |
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