English dictionary

chinquapin

/'/tS//I//N/k/@/p/I/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States

noun.plant

Synonyms castanea ozarkensis ozark chinkapin ozark chinquapin

Source: WordNet 3.0
shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts

noun.plant

Synonyms allegheny chinkapin castanea pumila dwarf chestnut eastern chinquapin

Source: WordNet 3.0
small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut

noun.food

Synonyms chincapin chinkapin

Source: WordNet 3.0
A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (<i>Castanea pumila</i>) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat.

noun

Source: webster1913