Noun(1) shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States(2) shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts(3) small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
Noun(1) shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States(2) shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts(3) small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
(1) They sometimes also offered small quantities of chinquapin nuts and, rarely, walnuts.(2) West Texas generally offers landscapes of muted colors - sepia earth and vast sun-bleached skies - but this canyon cradles a riparian forest of big-tooth maple, alligator juniper, and chinquapin oak.(3) Black oak, red oak, chinquapin oak, bitternut hickory, and pignut hickory are common near hill summits, where the driest conditions prevail.(4) They're also checking related species - chestnuts, beeches, and chinquapins - as well as rhododendron and huckleberry relatives: manzanitas, cranberries, and more.(5) The nuts all came from a type of Castanopsis, or chinkapin tree, modern representatives of which are found in Northwest United States and Asia today.(6) Chestnuts, chinquapins , and other nuts could also be gathered from the woods.(7) The blight also infected chinquapins (also of the genus Castanea), and some species of oak, especially post oak, Quercus Stella.
