noun
small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
• Syn: ↑chincapin, ↑chinquapin
• Hypernyms: ↑edible nut
• Part Holonyms:
↑Allegheny chinkapin, ↑eastern chinquapin, ↑chinquapin, ↑dwarf chestnut, ↑Castanea pumila, ↑Ozark chinkapin, ↑Ozark chinquapin, ↑Castanea ozarkensis
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chinkapinvar. of chincapin.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.