Thesaurus: chinquapin

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1. n. A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat.
2. n. shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
3. n. shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
4. n. small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
5. A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also chincapin and chinkapin.] Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides) of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns. -- Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree (Castanopes chrysophylla) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.
6. A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) ofNorth America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut.Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also chincapin andchinkapin.] Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides)of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.-- Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree (Castanopeschrysophylla) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a shrub; inOregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.
7. n shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States n shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts n small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut