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CHINQUAPIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
Synonyms:
chincapin; chinkapin; chinquapin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("chinquapin" is a kind of...):
edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)
Holonyms ("chinquapin" is a part of...):
Allegheny chinkapin; Castanea pumila; chinquapin; dwarf chestnut; eastern chinquapin (shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts)
Castanea ozarkensis; chinquapin; Ozark chinkapin; Ozark chinquapin (shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
Synonyms:
Allegheny chinkapin; Castanea pumila; chinquapin; dwarf chestnut; eastern chinquapin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chinquapin" is a kind of...):
chestnut; chestnut tree (any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur)
Meronyms (parts of "chinquapin"):
chincapin; chinkapin; chinquapin (small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut)
Holonyms ("chinquapin" is a member of...):
Castanea; genus Castanea (chestnuts; chinkapins)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
Synonyms:
Castanea ozarkensis; chinquapin; Ozark chinkapin; Ozark chinquapin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("chinquapin" is a kind of...):
chestnut; chestnut tree (any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur)
Meronyms (parts of "chinquapin"):
chincapin; chinkapin; chinquapin (small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut)
Holonyms ("chinquapin" is a member of...):
Castanea; genus Castanea (chestnuts; chinkapins)
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