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Meaning of 'butternut' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Butternut [ n.]
- An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut.
- The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C. nuciferum, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut.