chinquapin

English Thesaurus

1. small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut (noun.food)

hypernym	:	edible nut,
definition	:	a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell (noun.food)

part meronym	:	allegheny chinkapin, castanea pumila, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin,
definition	:	shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts (noun.plant)

part meronym	:	castanea ozarkensis, chinquapin, ozark chinkapin, ozark chinquapin,
definition	:	shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States (noun.plant)

2. shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	chestnut, chestnut tree,
definition	:	any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	chincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin,
definition	:	small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut (noun.food)

member meronym	:	castanea, genus castanea,
definition	:	chestnuts; chinkapins (noun.plant)

3. shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	chestnut, chestnut tree,
definition	:	any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	chincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin,
definition	:	small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut (noun.food)

member meronym	:	castanea, genus castanea,
definition	:	chestnuts; chinkapins (noun.plant)