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Chinquapin \Chin"qua*pin\, n. (Bot.)
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.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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chinquapin noun
1: shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but
with larger leaves; southern midwest United States [syn:
Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, Castanea
ozarkensis]
2: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having
small edible nuts [syn: Allegheny chinkapin, eastern
chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, Castanea pumila]
3: small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the
southern United States; resembles a hazelnut [syn: chincapin,
chinkapin]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Chinquapin \Chin"qua*pin\, n. (Bot.)
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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