walnut

plural walnuts

1. countableuncountableA hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
2. countableuncountableA nut of the walnut tree.
3. uncountableWood of the walnut tree.
4. uncountableDark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

1. not comparableHaving a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

   A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.

   1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick., archived from the original on 11 Aug 2014

1. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
   2. A ghost town in Lumpkin County, Georgia, named for walnut trees.
   3. A township and village therein, in Bureau County, Illinois.
   4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marshall County, Indiana.
   5. A minor city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
   6. A minor city in Crawford County, Kansas, named after Little Walnut Creek.
   7. A town in Tippah County, Mississippi.
   8. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, named after Walnut Creek.
   9. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Nebraska, named for walnut trees.
   10. An unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, named after the Walnut Mountains.
   11. An unincorporated community in Pickaway County, Ohio.
   12. A number of other townships, listed under Walnut Township.