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Chinquapin

Chinquapin \Chin"qua*pin\, n. (Bot.) A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub ( Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also chincapin and chinkapin.]

Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak ( Quercus prinoides) of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.

Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree ( Castanopes chrysophylla) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.

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chinquapin

n. 1 Any of the trees in the genus (taxlink Castanopsis genus noshow=1). 2 Any of the trees and shrubs in the genus (taxlink Chrysolepis genus noshow=1). 3 A (vern water-chinquapin pedia=1), the water plant ''Nelumbo lutea'', (vern American lotus pedia=1). 4 The (vern redear sunfish pedia=1) ((taxlink Lepomis microlophus species noshow=1)) 5 (alternative form of chinkapin English) 6 # Some of the species in the chestnut genus ''Castanea''. 7 ## (vern Chinese chinkapin pedia=1) ((taxlink Castanea henryi species noshow=1)) 8 ## (vern Ozark chinkapin pedia=1) ((taxlink Castanea ozarkensis species noshow=1)) 9 ## (vern Allegheny chinkapin pedia=1) ((taxlink Castanea pumila species noshow=1)) 10 # A (vern chinkapin oak pedia=1) ((taxlink Quercus muhlenbergii species noshow=1)), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chinkapins

WordNet
chinquapin
  1. n. shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwest United States [syn: Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, Castanea ozarkensis]

  2. shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts [syn: Allegheny chinkapin, eastern chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, Castanea pumila]

  3. small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut [syn: chincapin, chinkapin]

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Chinquapin

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Usage examples of "chinquapin".

And again the black little eyes gleamed like polished chinquapins sunk in a round red peach.

Large black tree stumps were scattered about, each one accompanied by a new saplingkauri pines, giant chinquapins, torreyashealthy replacements that relished the heat, turning the park back to its original rural splendour.

The long slopes were thick with scrub oak, chinquapin, and witchhazel, too thin-soiled to support the big beeches that predominated further south.