walnut
noun
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anutwith aslightlybittertaste, aseriesoffoldsin it, and a hardshell:
Sprinkle withchoppedwalnuts toserve.
apearand walnutsalad
walnutcookies

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Walnuts dobestin asunnybutshelteredposition.
Boysclimbedthebigwalnuttreein themiddleof thevillage.

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theexpensive,lightbrownwoodfrom awalnuttree:
abeautifulwalnutcabinet
a lute-likeinstrumentmade of walnut

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- Mystarterwas alovelydishofaubergineand walnut.
- He has 100acresofland, where hegrowswalnuts,peachesandalmonds.
- Acer (maple), Betula (birch) and Juglans (walnut) shouldideallynot beprunedinsummer.
- They werewealthyenough to haveservantsand walnutfurniture.
Types of edible nut
- almond
- Brazil nut
- cashew
- chestnut
- cobnut
- filbert
- goober
- groundnut
- hazelnut
- hickory
- Jordan almond
- macadamia
- marron
- marron glacé
- monkey nut
- nut
- pecan
- pistachio
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