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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chinquapin \chin"quapin\, n. bot.
a branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub castanea pumila of
north america, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the
chestnut. also, its small, sweet, edible nat. written also
chincapin and chinkapin.
1913 webster
chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak quercus prinoides
of the atlantic states, with edible acorns.
western chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree castanopes
chrysophylla of the pacific coast. in california it is a
shrub; in oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.
1913 webster
see also:
castanea pumila chincapin chinkapin chinquapin oak quercus prinoides western chinquapin
castanopes chrysophylla
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
chinquapin
n 1: shrubby tree closely related to the allegheny chinkapin but
with larger leaves; southern midwest united states syn:
ozark chinkapin, ozark chinquapin, castanea
ozarkensis
2: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern united states having
small edible nuts syn: allegheny chinkapin, eastern
chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, castanea pumila
3: small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the
southern united states; resembles a hazelnut syn: chincapin,
chinkapin
see also:
ozark chinkapin ozark chinquapin castanea ozarkensis allegheny chinkapin eastern chinquapin dwarf chestnut
castanea pumila chincapin chinkapin
- [3] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
chinquapin, nc
zip codes: 28521
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