ALL meanings of butternut
but·ter·nut
B b - noun butternut a walnut tree, Juglans cinerea of E North America 3
- noun butternut the oily edible egg-shaped nut of this tree 3
- noun butternut the hard brownish-grey wood of this tree 3
- noun butternut the bark of this tree or an extract from it, formerly used as a laxative 3
- noun butternut a brownish colour or dye 3
- noun butternut the white walnut tree (Juglans cinerea) of E North America, with compound leaves and hard-shell nuts 3
- noun butternut its wood, often used in place of the heavier black walnut 3
- noun butternut its edible, oily nut 3
- noun butternut the souari nut 3
- noun butternut a soldier or supporter of the Confederacy 3
- noun butternut Also called white walnut. the edible oily nut of an American tree, Juglans cinerea, of the walnut family. 1
- noun butternut the tree itself. 1
- noun butternut the light-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture. 1
- noun butternut the light-brown color resulting from a dye made from this tree. 1
- noun butternut U.S. History. a Confederate soldier or partisan, especially one whose uniform was dyed with an extract from this tree. 1
- noun butternut souari nut. 1
- noun butternut type of edible nut 1
- noun butternut nut-bearing tree 1
- noun butternut wood of the butternut tree 1
- noun butternut light brown colour 1
- adjective butternut light brown in colour 1