Butternut definition

bŭtər-nŭt
(informal) A Confederate soldier or partisan in the Civil War.
noun
1
0
The white walnut tree (Juglans cinerea) of E North America, with compound leaves and hard-shell nuts.
noun
1
0
(slang, former) A soldier or supporter of the Confederacy.
noun
1
0
An eastern North American walnut (Juglans cinerea) having light-brown wood, pinnately compound leaves, and a deeply furrowed nut enclosed in an egg-shaped, sticky, aromatic husk.
noun
0
0
The nut of this tree, having an edible sweet kernel.
noun
0
0
Advertisement
The wood of this tree, used for furniture, boxes, and interior finishes.
noun
0
0
The bark of this tree.
noun
0
0
A brownish dye obtained from the husks of the fruits of this tree.
noun
0
0
Clothing dyed with butternut extract, especially the uniforms of Confederate soldiers in the Civil War.
noun
0
0
Its wood, often used in place of the heavier black walnut.
noun
0
0
Advertisement
Its oily edible nut.
noun
0
0
The souari nut.
noun
0
0
A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
noun
0
0
The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
noun
0
0
The nut of this walnut tree.
noun
0
0
Advertisement
A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
noun
0
0
(informal) Butternut squash.

He made a delicious butternut soup.

noun
0
0
(US, obsolete) A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery [19th c.]
noun
0
0

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
butternut
Plural:
butternuts

Origin of butternut

  • From the nut's oiliness

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

  • After the color of the Confederate uniform.

    From Wiktionary

  • butter +‎ nut

    From Wiktionary

Butternut Sentence Examples

  • Among deciduous trees the state is noted for its sugar maples; birch and beech are common on the hills, and oaks, elm, hickory, ash, poplar, basswood, willow, chestnut and butternut on the less elevated areas.

  • Beech, black walnut, butternut, chestnut, catalpa, hemlock and tamarack trees are also common.

  • Varieties include butternut, acorn, spaghetti, delicata, sweet dumpling, turban, and of course the mighty pumpkin.

  • She loves Thai food, roast chicken and roast butternut squash, paella and is partial to ice-cream.

  • Scatter the roasted butternut squash on top and sprinkle with toasted pine nut kernels and the remaining Parmesan.

More sentences

Related articles

Also Mentioned In

Words near butternut in the Dictionary