Chinquapin Definition

chiŋkəpin
noun
Any of several, usually bushlike, trees (genus Castanea) of the beech family, esp. the dwarf chestnut.
Webster's New World
Any of various species (genus Castanopsis) of evergreen trees of the beech family, found in W U.S. and Asia.
Webster's New World
The edible nut of any of these trees.
Webster's New World
A chinkapin oak (Quercus muhlenbergii), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chinkapins.
Wiktionary
The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)
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Noun

Singular:
chinquapin
Plural:
chinquapins

Origin of Chinquapin

  • Of Algonquian origin Virginia Algonquin chechinkamin chestnut

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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