Noun
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small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States
resembles a hazelnut
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shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
- allegheny chinkapin - eastern chinquapin - dwarf chestnut - castanea pumila -
shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves
southern midwestern United States
- ozark chinkapin - ozark chinquapin - castanea ozarkensis