Definition of Chinquapin
Chin´qua`pin
n.
1.
(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
.
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
.
Related Words
Castanea
,
Castanea
ozarkensis
,
chestnut
,
chestnut
tree
,
chincapin
,
chinkapin
,
genus
Castanea
,
Ozark
chinkapin
,
Ozark
chinquapin
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