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Definition of Beechnut
1. Noun. Small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees.
Definition of Beechnut
1. n. The nut of the beech tree.
Definition of Beechnut
1. Noun. The small, triangular nut of the beech tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beechnut
1. the nut of a beech [n -S]
Medical Definition of Beechnut
1. The nut of the beech tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beechnut
Literary usage of Beechnut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microscopy of Technical Products by Thomas Franz Hanausek (1907)
"beechnut CAKE. The fruit of the red beech (Fagus silvatica L.) contains about 23
per cent of fatty oil, which usually is expressed after removal of the ..."
2. The Nut Culturist: A Treatise on the Propagation, Planting and Cultivation by Andrew Samuel Fuller (1896)
"CHAPTER HL THE beechnut. Fagus, Linn. The Beech. The Latin name of the genus (Fagus)
supposed to be an equivalent of the Greek ..."
3. The New Dietetics, what to Eat and how: A Guide to Scientific Feeding in by John Harvey Kellogg (1921)
"The beechnut. A delicious nut, the product of the beech tree. ... Although the
beechnut has a very delicious flavor and is a very choice nut it is ..."
4. Self-help English Lessons by Julia Helen Wohlfarth, John Joseph Mahoney (1921)
"replied the beechnut rudely, as she fell to the ground. "You'll be dead." "Dead!
... "Without your help the beechnut will never have a root or a shoot. ..."
5. Catalogue of the Library Association of Portland, Oregon by Library Association (Portland, Or.) (1878)
"beechnut. Abbott, J. (FS) Beechwood. Springer, RR Beethoven, life of. Doring, H.
Before the footlights. Logan, O. Beggar's opera, (Bell's British theatre, ..."
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