walnut family

noun

1. the plant family Juglandaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having alternate, pinnately compound leaves, male flowers in tassellike catkins and female flowers in clusters, and edible nuts enclosed in a thick-walled or leathery husk, and including the butternut, hickory, pecan, and walnut.

Example Sentences

Members of the walnut family including the hickories are especially appropriate along the highways and city streets.

From Project Gutenberg

A member of the walnut family known also as "long walnut" and as "white walnut" is the true butternut.

From Project Gutenberg