chinquapin

Noun

• small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut

• shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts

• shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  chincapin , chinkapin , Allegheny chinkapin , eastern chinquapin , dwarf chestnut , Castanea pumila , Ozark chinkapin , Ozark chinquapin , Castanea ozarkensis