Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n.
1. (Bot.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut
family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil
contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and
white walnut.
2. (Bot.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C.
nuciferum, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |