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 chestnuttree of southeastern United States having smalledible nuts
3. (noun)chincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin small nut of either of two smallchestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut