chinquapin

American  

[ching-kuh-pin] / ˈtʃɪŋ kə pɪn /

Or chincapin,

noun

1. a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the beech family, native to the southeastern United States, having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts.

2. Also called golden chinquapin.  a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family, having deeply furrowed bark, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and inedible nuts.

3. the nut of either of these trees.

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chinquapin British  

/ ˈtʃɪŋkəpɪn /

noun

1. a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts

2. Also called: giant chinquapin.  a large evergreen fagaceous tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of W North America

3. the nut of either of these trees

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Etymology

Origin of chinquapin

An Americanism dating back to 1605–15; from Virginia Algonquian ( English spelling) chechinquamins

Example Sentences

I find that our American chinquapin, both our eastern form and the western tree form are both blight-resistant.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association

The question may be settled very easily where there are not many chinquapin trees.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association

STOKE: In my area the control of the pest is complicated by the presence of the chinquapin.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The summer green of the chinquapin burrs had given place to a richer coloring; the sumac and blackberry bushes flushed red in the sunlight.

From Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge by Bayne, Mary Addams

Dr. Smith asks if the use of the tree chinquapin as a stock for the American chestnut would give good-sized trees.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association