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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Native to the Eastern states, summer phlox grows well beneath black walnut trees, where many plants fail.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
The walnuts from black walnut trees are a prime example: Their husks and nuts can grow an invisible potent mold that causes tremors and seizures in canines if ingested.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2025
In the moonlight, the black walnuts seemed to sway sentiently, like elephant trunks.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
Or, sip the Beast of Burden: Woody Creek Ajax barrel-aged bourbon with dry-aged ribeye fat, maple, black walnut, and hints of oak.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
The walnuts from black walnut trees are a prime example: Their husks and nuts can grow an invisible potent mold that causes tremors and seizures in canines if ingested.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2025
In the moonlight, the black walnuts seemed to sway sentiently, like elephant trunks.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
Or, sip the Beast of Burden: Woody Creek Ajax barrel-aged bourbon with dry-aged ribeye fat, maple, black walnut, and hints of oak.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for black walnut
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“Black walnut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20walnut. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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