beechnut
noun/ˈbiːt͡ʃˌnʌt/
Etymology From beech + nut.
1
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.
- The cultivated harvest in the fields was matched by the woodland ‘mast’ of beechnuts, acorns, chestnuts, and other fruits of the forest.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 134:
- Synonyms
- beech mast