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Butternut

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(1):

(n.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C. nuciferum, of S. America; - called also Souari nut.

(2):

(n.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; - so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Butternut'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/butternut.html. 1828.
 
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