1.
[syn: butternut, butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea]
2. oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Souari nut \Sou*a"ri nut`\ (Bot.)
The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American
tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order with
the tea plant; -- also called butternut. [Written also
sawarra nut.]
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n.
1. (Bot.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut
family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil
contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and
white walnut.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and Caryocar
nuciferum, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
butternut
n 1: North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and
edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: butternut,
butternut tree, white walnut, Juglans cinerea]
2: oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Butternut, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 407
Housing Units (2000): 220
Land area (2000): 1.600841 sq. miles (4.146160 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.600841 sq. miles (4.146160 sq. km)
FIPS code: 11525
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 46.013958 N, 90.494614 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54514
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Butternut, WI
Butternut