2. (Bot.) The nut of the {Caryocar butyrosum} and {Caryocar nuciferum}, of S. America; -- called also {Souari nut}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Butternut — has multiple meanings:*Butternut squash, an edible winter squash. *Butternut (tree), a type of walnut tree native to North America. * Caryocar nuciferum , known as butternut , a type of nut tree native to South America *Butternut, a shade of the… … Wikipedia
Butternut — (engl. für Butternuss) ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Butternut (Michigan) Butternut (Minnesota) Butternut (Vermont) Butternut (Wisconsin) Butternut Grove (New York) Butternut ist auch der Name einer Sorte des Moschus… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Butternut — Butternut, WI U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 407 Housing Units (2000): 220 Land area (2000): 1.600841 sq. miles (4.146160 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.600841 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Butternut, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 407 Housing Units (2000): 220 Land area (2000): 1.600841 sq. miles (4.146160 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.600841 sq. miles (4.146160 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
butternut — ☆ butternut [but′ərnut΄ ] n. 1. the white walnut tree (Juglans cinerea) of E North America, with compound leaves and hard shell nuts 2. its wood, often used in place of the heavier black walnut 3. a) its edible, oily nut b) the souari nut 4.… … English World dictionary
butternut — 1753, nut of the white walnut, a N.Amer. tree; transferred to the tree itself from 1783. The nut s color was a brownish gray, hence the word was used (1861) to describe the warm gray color of the Southern army uniforms in the Amer. Civil War … Etymology dictionary
Butternut — Doubeurre Courges « doubeurre » La doubeurre ou butternut est une variété de Courge musquée, une plante de la famille des Cucurbitacées. Le nom français évoque le goût délicieux de cette courge, en particulier le velouté que sa texture… … Wikipédia en Français
butternut — noun 1. North American walnut tree having light brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light brown dye • Syn: ↑butternut tree, ↑white walnut, ↑Juglans cinerea • Hypernyms: ↑walnut, ↑walnut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
butternut — Souari nut Sou*a ri nut (Bot.) The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American tree ({Caryocar nuciferum}) of the same natural order with the tea plant; also called {butternut}. [Written also {sawarra nut}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butternut — noun Date: 1741 1. an eastern North American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the walnut family with sweet egg shaped nuts and light brown wood called also white walnut 2. a. a light yellowish brown b. plural homespun overalls dyed brown with a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
