chinkapin : Idioms & Phrases


allegheny chinkapin

  • noun shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
    Castanea pumila; eastern chinquapin; chinquapin; dwarf chestnut.
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chinkapin oak

  • noun medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood
    chinquapin oak; Quercus muehlenbergii; yellow chestnut oak.
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dwarf chinkapin oak

  • noun deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets
    Quercus prinoides; dwarf chinquapin oak; dwarf oak.
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dwarf golden chinkapin

  • noun evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California
    Chrysolepis sempervirens.
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giant chinkapin

  • noun small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts
    Chrysolepis chrysophylla; Castanopsis chrysophylla; giant chinkapin; Castanea chrysophylla.
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golden chinkapin

  • noun small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts
    Chrysolepis chrysophylla; Castanopsis chrysophylla; giant chinkapin; Castanea chrysophylla.
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ozark chinkapin

  • noun shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
    Castanea ozarkensis; chinquapin; Ozark chinquapin.
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