Butternut Definition & Meaning
butternut
- noun
- North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
- oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
"Butternut" in song lyrics
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"durapella cord butternut"
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"roasted butternut"
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"how to roast butternut"
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Words that rhyme with butternut
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- What does butternut mean?
- North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
- What part of speech is butternut?
- Butternut is a noun.
- How many definitions does butternut have?
- Butternut has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).