Definition of chinkapin Chinkapin
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What does chinkapin mean?
WordNet
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| chinkapin - small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut | ||
| chincapin, chinquapin | ||
| edible nut a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell | ||
| allegheny chinkapin, castanea pumila, dwarf chestnut, eastern chinquapin, chinquapin shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chinkapin
ching′ka-pin, n. the dwarf chestnut, a native of the United States.—Also Chin′capin. [Ind.]
Part of speech
🔤- chinkapin, noun, singular of chinkapins.
