butternut
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butternut¹
Where it comes from
From butter + nut.
noun butternuts
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A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
Similar: white walnut
- The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
- The nut of this walnut tree.
- A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
- The souari nut.
- Butternut squash. He made a delicious butternut soup.
Butternut²
Where it comes from
After the color of the Confederate uniform.
noun Butternuts
- Southern settlers of the Ohio river basin, who used dye from the butternut tree to colour their home-made clothing Yankees took to calling the Borderlanders “butternuts”—a reference to the color of their crude homespun clothes.
- A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery The Illinois troops delivered a volley that sent the butternuts scampering back across the field.
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noun tree
| Español | nogal blanco americano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백호두나무 baekhodunamu |
| Français | noyer cendré, noyer à beurre |
| Deutsch | Butternussbaum, grauer Walnussbaum, Graunuss, Butternuss |
noun nut
| 한국어 | 백호두 baekhodu |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Butternuss, graue Walnuss |
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@misc{butternut_2026,
title = {butternut},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/butternut},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
