Definitions for walnut
ˈwɔlˌnʌt, -nətwal·nut

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. walnutnoun

   nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell

2. walnutnoun

   hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling

3. walnut, walnut treenoun

   any of various trees of the genus Juglans

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. walnutnoun

   A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.

2. walnutnoun

   The nut of the walnut tree.

3. walnutnoun

   The wood of the walnut tree.

4. walnutadjective

   (colour) Having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

5. Etymology: walhhnutu, from walhaz (whence Walloon, Welsh) + (whence nut). Cognate with Dutch walnoot, German Walnuss, Swedish valnöt. Compare more recent term Welsh onion, which also uses Welsh to mean “foreign”.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Walnutnoun

   nux juglans. The characters are; it hath male flowers, or katkins, which are produced at remote distances from the fruit on the same tree; the outer cover of the fruit is very thick and green, under which is a rough hard shell, in which the fruit is inclosed, surrounded with a thin skin: the kernel is deeply divided into four lobes; and the leaves of the tree are pinnated or winged. The species are,1. The common walnut.2. The large French walnut.3. The thin-shell’d walnut.4. The double walnut.5. The late-ripe walnut.6. The hard-shell’d walnut.7. The Virginian black walnut.8. Virginian black walnut, with a long furrowed fruit.9. The hickery, or white Virginian walnut.10. The small hickery, or white Virginian walnut. Philip Miller

   Etymology: walh, hnuta , Saxon.

   ’Tis a cockle, or a walnut-shell;
   A knack, a toy. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.

   Help to search my house this one time; if I find not what I seek, let them say of me, as jealous as Ford, that searcheth a hollow walnut for his wife’s leman. William Shakespeare.

   Some woods have the veins smooth as fir and walnut. Francis Bacon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Walnut

   A walnut is the edible seed of any tree of the genus Juglans (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, Juglans regia. The fruits of trees in the (family Juglandaceae) are often confused with drupes. Still, they are accessory fruit because the outer covering of the fruit is technically an involucre and thus not morphologically part of the carpel; this means it cannot be a drupe but is instead a drupe-like nut. Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true botanical nut. After full ripening, the shell is discarded, and the kernel is eaten. Nuts of the eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra) and butternuts (Juglans cinerea) are less commonly consumed.

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1. walnut

   A walnut is a type of nut that comes from the tree of the Juglans genus and is native to the earth's temperate zones. The walnut shell is typically round or oblong and hard, often requiring a nutcracker or similar utensil to open. Inside is the edible seed, which has a rich, sweet or slightly bitter flavor. Walnuts are often eaten on their own or used in cooking and baking. They are also a rich source of nutrients including proteins, healthy fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Walnutnoun

   the fruit or nut of any tree of the genus Juglans; also, the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known species are all natives of the north temperate zone

2. Etymology: [OE. walnot, AS. wealh-hnutu a Welsh or foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. Walh, properly, a Celt, from the name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae) + hnutu a nut; akin to D. walnoot, G. walnuss, Icel. valhnot, Sw. valnt, Dan valnd. See Nut, and cf. Welsh.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Walnut

   A walnut is an edible seed of any tree of the genus Juglans, especially the Persian or English walnut, Juglans regia. Broken nutmeats of the eastern black walnut from the tree Juglans nigra are also commercially available in tiny/small quantities, as are foods prepared with butternut nutmeats from Juglans cinerea. Walnut seeds are a high density source of nutrients, particularly proteins and essential fatty acids. Walnuts, like other tree nuts, must be processed and stored properly. Poor storage makes walnuts susceptible to insect and fungal mold infestations; the latter produces aflatoxin—a potent carcinogen. A mold infested walnut seed batch should not be screened and then consumed; the entire batch should be discarded. Walnuts are rounded, single-seeded stone fruits of the walnut tree. The walnut fruit is enclosed in a green, leathery, fleshy husk. This husk is inedible. After harvest, the removal of the husk reveals the wrinkly walnut shell, which is in two halves. This shell is hard and encloses the kernel, which is also made up of two halves separated by a partition. The seed kernels — commonly available as shelled walnuts — are enclosed in a brown seed coat which contains antioxidants. The antioxidants protect the oil-rich seed from atmospheric oxygen thereby preventing rancidity.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Walnut

   wawl′nut, n. a genus (Juglans) comprising seven or eight species of beautiful trees of natural order Juglandaceæ—the wood of the common walnut is much used for furniture and gunstocks; its ripe fruit is one of the best of nuts, and yields an oil used by artists, &c.—Black walnut, a North American walnut, the timber of which is more valuable than that of common walnut, though the fruit is inferior. [A.S. wealh, foreign, hnut, a nut; Ger. wallnuss.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of walnut in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of walnut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of walnut in a Sentence

1. Julie Nangia:

   I tell women to do monthly breast exams, not to look for something huge, but to look for something new the size of a marble or walnut, if they are n’t comfortable, they should ask their physician how.

2. Bruce Campbell:

   Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The twelve-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?

3. Proverb:

   A spaniel, a wife, and a walnut tree, The more you beat 'em the better they be.

4. Linwood Allison:

   They're saunas, walnut Ridge needs a lot of work -- like, a lot of work.

5. Julia Zumpano:

   If you don’t like olive oil, use walnut oil, i think peanut oil is fine, I think sunflower oil is fine – any of your polyunsaturated fatty acids.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=walnut
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Walnut
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=walnut
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walnut
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=walnut
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=walnut