black walnut

noun — 4 senses

noun

Juglans nigra, a tree native to eastern North America.

The nuts of the aforementioned tree.

BLACK WALNUT SANDWICH: Between thin slices of lightly buttered brown bread spread black walnut meats chopped rather fine. Nice to serve with hot chocolate.1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 130:

The wood of the aforementioned species.

Synonym of Queensland walnut (“Endiandra palmerstonii”).

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