Genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees

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Walnut \Wal"nut\, n. [OE. walnot, AS. wealh-hnutu a Welsh or foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. Walh, properly, a Celt, from the name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae) + hnutu a nut; akin to D. walnoot, G. walnuss, ...

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In Greek mythology , Carya was a daughter of the Laconian king Dion and Amphithea , daughter of Pronax . Her sisters were Lyco and Orphe. Apollo , in reward for Dion and Amphithea receiving him with great reverence and hospitality, bestowed a gift of prophecy ...