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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;


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