[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

walnut \wal"nut\, n. oe. walnot, as. wealh-hnutu a welsh or
   foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a
   welshman, celt akin to ohg. walh, properly, a celt, from the
   name of a celtic tribe, in l. volcae + hnutu a nut; akin to
   d. walnoot, g. walnuss, icel. valhnot, sw. valn"ot, dan
   valn"od. see nut, and cf. welsh. bot.
   the fruit or nut of any tree of the genus juglans; also,
   the tree, and its timber. the seven or eight known species
   are all natives of the north temperate zone.
   1913 webster
   1913 webster

   note: in some parts of america, especially in new england,
         the name walnut is given to several species of hickory
         carya, and their fruit.
         1913 webster

   ash-leaved walnut, a tree juglans fraxinifolia, native
      in transcaucasia.

   black walnut, a north american tree juglans nigra
      valuable for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively
      used in cabinetwork and for gunstocks. the nuts are
      thick-shelled, and nearly globular.

   english walnut, or european walnut, a tree juglans
      regia, native of asia from the caucasus to japan,
      valuable for its timber and for its excellent nuts, which
      are also called madeira nuts.

   walnut brown, a deep warm brown color, like that of the
      heartwood of the black walnut.

   walnut oil, oil extracted from walnut meats. it is used in
      cooking, making soap, etc.

   white walnut, a north american tree juglans cinerea,
      bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly
      called butternuts. see butternut.
      1913 webster
see also:
nut welsh juglans carya ash-leaved walnut juglans fraxinifolia 
black walnut juglans nigra english walnut european walnut juglans regia 
madeira nuts walnut brown walnut oil white walnut juglans cinerea 
butternuts butternut 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

english \eng"lish\, a. as. englisc, fr. engle, angle, engles,
   angles, a tribe of germans from the southeast of sleswick, in
   denmark, who settled in britain and gave it the name of
   england. cf. anglican.
   of or pertaining to england, or to its inhabitants, or to the
   present so-called anglo-saxon race.
   1913 webster

   english bond arch. see 1st bond, n., 8.

   english breakfast tea. see congou.

   english horn. mus. see corno inglese.

   english walnut. bot. see under walnut.
      1913 webster
see also:
anglican english bond bond english breakfast tea congou english horn 
corno inglese english walnut walnut 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

english walnut
     n 1: eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard
          richly figured wood; widely cultivated syn: english
          walnut tree, circassian walnut, persian walnut, juglans
          regia
     2: nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively
        thin shell; widely used in cooking
see also:
english walnut tree circassian walnut persian walnut juglans regia 

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