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chinquapin n. 北美产栗树的一种,其果实 北美产栗树的一种,其果实 chinquapin n 1: shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States [ synonym: { Ozark chinkapin}, { Ozark chinquapin}, { chinquapin}, { Castanea ozarkensis}] 2: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts [ synonym: { Allegheny chinkapin}, { eastern chinquapin}, { chinquapin}, { dwarf chestnut}, { Castanea pumila}] 3: small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut [ synonym: { chincapin}, { chinkapin}, { chinquapin}] Chinquapin \ Chin" qua* pin\, n. ( Bot.) A branching, nut- bearing tree or shrub ({ Castanea pumila}) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [ Written also { chincapin} and { chinkapin}.] [ 1913 Webster] { Chinquapin oak}, a small shrubby oak ({ Quercus prinoides}) of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns. { Western Chinquapin}, an evergreen shrub or tree ({ Castanopes chrysophylla}) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high. [ 1913 Webster]
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