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butternut

noun C2
  1. A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The wood or bark of this walnut tree. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The nut of this walnut tree. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree. (countable, uncountable)
  5. The souari nut. (countable, uncountable)
  6. Butternut squash. (countable, uncountable) · He made a delicious butternut soup.

Plural butternuts

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