chinkapins

chinkapins
n. shrubby chestnut of the beech family with elongated leaves and tiny edible nuts; evergreen tree of the Pacific coast (of the beech family) which has deeply grooved bark and dark green leaves and produces an inedible nut; tiny nut of either of the two above trees of the southern United States (also chinquapin)

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  • Castanea — can mean:* the genus of the chestnuts and chinkapins * Castanea, Pennsylvania, a census designated place (CDP) * Castanea Township, Pennsylvania, which surrounds the CDP of the same name …   Wikipedia

  • Castanopsis — Taxobox name = Castanopsis image width = 200px image caption = Castanopsis sieboldii regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Rosidae unranked ordo = Eurosids I ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus =… …   Wikipedia

  • Castanea pumila — Allegheny chinquapin or chinkapin Leaves and flowers of Allegheny Chinkapin Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

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  • Castanea — noun chestnuts; chinkapins • Syn: ↑genus Castanea • Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Fagaceae, ↑family Fagaceae, ↑beech family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chrysolepis — noun two species: golden chinkapins • Syn: ↑genus Chrysolepis • Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Fagaceae, ↑family Fagaceae, ↑beech family …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Castanea — noun chestnuts; chinkapins • Syn: ↑Castanea • Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Fagaceae, ↑family Fagaceae, ↑beech family …   Useful english dictionary

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