Meanings
plural kanary nuts
- The edible nut of the kanary tree.
The kanary-nut may be considered equal to a hazel-nut, but I have met with nothing else superior to our crabs, our haws, beech-nuts, wild plums, and acorns; fruits which would be highly esteemed by the natives of these islands, and would form an important part of their sustenance.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 103Synonyms: galip nut
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe edible nut of the kanary tree.
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