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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Juglandaceae — thewalnuts .
Etymologies
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The genus name, Juglans, is derived from the Latin Jovis glans, or "nut of Jupiter," a reminder of the belief that gods dined on walnuts.
Brigitte Mars: Healthy Caramel Apples with Brigitte Mars Brigitte Mars 2010
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The genus name, Juglans, is derived from the Latin Jovis glans, or "nut of Jupiter," a reminder of the belief that gods dined on walnuts.
Brigitte Mars: Healthy Caramel Apples with Brigitte Mars Brigitte Mars 2010
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The genus name, Juglans, is derived from the Latin Jovis glans, or "nut of Jupiter," a reminder of the belief that gods dined on walnuts.
Brigitte Mars: Healthy Caramel Apples with Brigitte Mars Brigitte Mars 2010
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Walnuts (Juglans nigra, J. regia) are members of the Juglandaceae (Walnut) Family.
Brigitte Mars: Healthy Caramel Apples with Brigitte Mars Brigitte Mars 2010
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Walnuts (Juglans nigra, J. regia) are members of the Juglandaceae (Walnut) Family.
Brigitte Mars: Healthy Caramel Apples with Brigitte Mars Brigitte Mars 2010
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Walnuts (Juglans nigra, J. regia) are members of the Juglandaceae (Walnut) Family.
Brigitte Mars: Healthy Caramel Apples with Brigitte Mars Brigitte Mars 2010
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These are walnut (Juglans regia), plum (Prunus sp.), and elder (Sambucus cf. nigra).
Macrobotany « Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds 2009
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From 1,700 m to 2,300 m, there is a belt of mixed forest with Chinese hemlock Tsuga chinensis, pines Pinus tabulaeformis and P. armandii, three species of maple Acer yui, A. erianthum and A. davidii with Alnus nepalensis, Juglans sigillata and Betula alnoides and an understorey of arrow bamboo.
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Scions of the choicest walnut trees growing in the forest had been grafted on to vigorous rootstock of black walnut, Juglans nigra, and planted out twenty feet apart in rows of half a dozen or so: Arcterek in the first row, Guardysky, Panfilovsky, Rodina, Bostandiksky, and the finest of them all, Uygursky, from the forest village of Gava.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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Species range from drought-resistant shrubs such as creosote bush Larrea tridentata and prickly pear Opuntia spp., sotol Dasilyrion wheeleri and Agave spp. to walnut Juglans spp., hackberry Celtis spp., oak Quercus spp. and soapberry trees Sapindus spp. in the richer soil of the canyons.
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