butternut

/ˌbʌdərˈnʌt/

/ˈbʌtənət/

Other forms: butternuts

Definitions of butternut

1. noun

   North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
   synonyms: Juglans cinerea, butternut tree, white walnut

   type of:

   walnut, walnut tree

   a tree bearing hard-shelled, edible seeds belonging; and belonging to the genus Juglans
2. noun

   oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
   type of:

   edible nut

   a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell