1. (n.)chinquapin a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the southeastern U.S., having toothed, oblong leaves and smalledible nuts.
2. chinquapin a Pacificcoastevergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family, having deeply furrowed bark, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and inedible nuts.
3. chinquapin the nut of either of these trees.
Etymology: (1605–15, Amer.; < Virginia Algonquian (E sp.) chechinquamins)
Definition of 'chinquapin'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, chinquapin, Castanea ozarkensis shrubby tree closely related to the Alleghenychinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
2. (noun)Allegheny chinkapin, eastern chinquapin, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, Castanea pumila shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
3. (noun)chincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin small nut of either of two smallchestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
Definition of 'chinquapin'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)chinquapin a branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat
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