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butternut

noun

Oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family

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Word length
9
Starts with
B
Ends with
T
Contains
UT
Scrabble score
11

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noun

  1. Oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family

noun

  1. North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye

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