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| but·ter·nut [ búttər nùt ] |
noun (plural but·ter·nuts) |
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1. nut: an edible nut, similar in appearance to a walnut and with a slightly sweet taste
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2. wood: a hard light-brown walnut wood. Use: furniture.
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3. tree: a walnut tree that produces butternuts and yields butternut wood
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4. Confederate soldier: a Confederate soldier in the Civil War
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plural noun but·ter·nuts |
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Confederate soldiers' uniforms: brown clothes dyed with dye made from the husks of butternuts, especially the uniforms of Confederate soldiers in the Civil War
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