butternut

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At its best the butternut is a picturesque and even beautiful tree Bark.=--Bark of trunk dark gray, rough, narrow-ridged and wide-furrowed in old trees, in young trees smooth, dark gray; branchlets brown gray, with gray dots and prominent leaf-scars; season's shoots greenish-gray, faint-dotted, with a clammy pubescence.

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  1. noun An eastern North American walnut (Juglans cinerea) having light-brown wood, pinnately compound leaves, and a deeply furrowed nut enclosed in an egg-shaped, sticky, aromatic husk. Also called white walnut.
  2. noun The nut of this tree, having an edible sweet kernel.
  3. noun The wood of this tree, used for furniture, boxes, and interior finishes.

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/ˈbətərnət/
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