walnut — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

2. A nut of the walnut tree.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

3. Wood of the walnut tree.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

4. Dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Adjective

1. Having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Related words

   butternuthickory

   Examples

   A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.

Noun

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

   Broader terms

   edible nut

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

   Broader terms

   wood

3. any of various trees of the genus Juglans

   Synonyms

   walnut tree

   Broader terms

   nut tree