black walnut

noun

: a walnut (Juglans nigra) of eastern North America with hard strong heavy dark brown wood and oily edible nuts
also : its wood or nut

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Throughout the month, Meat Market will offer a special cocktail for $25, the Smoked Maple Pecan Old Fashioned, with a blend of bourbon, pecan, maple and black walnut bitters. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024 Activities include a black walnut dice game, a natural dye workshop, tenant rights workshops, native seed processing, hikes and musical performances. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 Bright colors are already starting to appear in certain tree species, like black walnuts, flowering dogwoods, red maples, and sassafras. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024 Common trees in Brown County include the American beech, sugar maple, black walnut, shagbark hickory and white ash. Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for black walnut 

Word History

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of black walnut was in 1610

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“Black walnut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20walnut. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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black walnut

noun
: a walnut of eastern North America with hard strong heavy dark brown wood and oily edible nuts
also : its wood or nut
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