butternut
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
- 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.
- Southern settlers of the Ohio river basin, who used dye from the butternut tree to colour their home-made clothing
- A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery
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