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walnut

noun
🔊/ˈwɔːlnʌt/
🔊/ˈwɔːlnʌt/
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  1. [countable] the light-brown nut of the walnut tree that has a rough surface and a hard round shell in two halves核桃；胡桃
    Topics Foodc2
  2. (also walnut tree)
     [countable] the tree on which walnuts grow核桃树；胡桃树Topics Plants and treesc2
  3. [uncountable] the brown wood of the walnut tree, used in making furniture核桃木；胡桃木
    • a walnut writing desk胡桃木写字台
    4. Word Originlate Old English walh-hnutu, from a Germanic compound meaning ‘foreign nut’.