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| chin·qua·pin [ chíngkəpin ] (plural chin·qua·pins) or chin·ka·pin [ chíngkəpin ] (plural chin·ka·pins) |
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1. edible nut: an edible chestnut from a North American tree
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2. small deciduous tree: a small deciduous tree that produces chinquapins. Native to: eastern United States. Latin name Castanea pumila.
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3. large evergreen tree: a large evergreen tree that produces chinquapins. Native to: western North America. Latin name Castanopsis chrysophylla.
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| [Early 17th century. < Virginian Algonquian chechinquamin] |
