chinquapin
/ˈtʃɪŋkəpɪn/(亦作chinkapin)
noun
1- a North American chestnut tree北美栗树, 矮栗树。
1.1
- Several species in the family Fagaceae, in particular Castanea pumila and Castanopsis chrysophylla.壳斗科, 数种, 尤指矮栗和黄叶栲。
1.2
- the edible nut of one of these trees美洲栗。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Virginia Algonquian.