oil nut

Noun
Synonyms: buffalo nutelk nutoil nut

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwoodSynonyms: buffalo nutelk nutoil nut
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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