walnut

[ wawl-nuht, -nuht ]

noun

1. the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone. Compare walnut family.
2. the tree itself.
3. the wood of such a tree.
4. Northeastern U.S. the hickory nut.
5. any of various fruits or trees resembling the walnut.
6. a somewhat reddish shade of brown, as that of the heartwood of the black walnut tree.

walnut

/ ˈwɔːlˌnʌt /

noun

1. any juglandaceous deciduous tree of the genus Juglans, of America, SE Europe, and Asia, esp J. regia, which is native to W Asia but introduced elsewhere. They have aromatic leaves and flowers in catkins and are grown for their edible nuts and for their wood
2. the nut of any of these trees, having a wrinkled two-lobed seed and a hard wrinkled shell
3. the wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture, panelling, etc
4. a light yellowish-brown colour

adjective

1. made from the wood of a walnut tree

   a walnut table

2. of the colour walnut

Word History and Origins

Origin of walnut¹

before 1050; Middle English; Old English wealh-hnutu literally, foreign nut; Welsh, nut

Word History and Origins

Origin of walnut¹

Old English walh-hnutu, literally: foreign nut; compare Old French noux gauge walnut, probably translation of Vulgar Latin phrase nux gallica (unattested) Gaulish (hence, foreign) nut

Example Sentences

Unsaturated fats such as omega-3 fats, walnuts, chia seeds, flaxseed, avocados and fatty fish such as salmon can also support a healthy microbiome.

From Salon

They were then given lots of their favourite foods - pumpkin seeds, pecans and walnuts.

From BBC

The nursery is famous for its grapevines and root stock of almond, walnut and pistachio, which are sold to farmers, commercial growers and retail nurseries.

From Los Angeles Times

I vividly remember making walnut ice cream in the middle of the night, as I had an event the following day and I had the whole kitchen to myself.

From Salon

The prostate is a gland that is about the size of a walnut which sits just below the bladder within the pelvis.

From BBC