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    CHINKAPIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnutplay

    Synonyms:

    chincapin; chinkapin; chinquapin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("chinkapin" is a kind of...):

    edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)

    Holonyms ("chinkapin" is a part of...):

    Allegheny chinkapin; Castanea pumila; chinquapin; dwarf chestnut; eastern chinquapin (shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts)

    Castanea ozarkensis; chinquapin; Ozark chinkapin; Ozark chinquapin (shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States)

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