beechnut

American  

[beech-nuht] / ˈbitʃˌnʌt /

noun

1. the small, triangular, edible nut of the beech.

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beechnut British  

/ ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt /

noun

1. the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree. Collectively, the nuts are often termed beech mast , esp when lying on the ground

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Etymology

Origin of beechnut

First recorded in 1730–40; beech + nut

Example Sentences

G. broke a front crown cracking a beechnut, there’s a black hole and he whistles when he talks.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 14, 2009

They stopped under the shade of a beechnut tree.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

But without the agency of the birds and the squirrels, how are the heavy nuts, such as the chestnut, beechnut, acorn, butternut, and the like, to be scattered?

From Ways of Nature by Burroughs, John

I have often arrived only in time to find its fruit, which resembles a beechnut in shape.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

But Reddy told him that if he hurp. 108ried too much he might overlook a beechnut.

From The Tale of Jasper Jay Tuck-Me-In Tales by Bailey, Arthur Scott