evergreen chinquapin

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• chinquapin — /ching keuh pin/, n. 1. a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the beech family, native to the southeastern U.S., having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts. 2. a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech… …   Universalium

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chinquapin oak — 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}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chinquapin — ☆ chinquapin [chiŋ′kə pin΄ ] n. [of Algonquian orig.] 1. any of several, usually bushlike, trees (genus Castanea) of the beech family, esp. the dwarf chestnut 2. any of various species (genus Castanopsis) of evergreen trees of the beech family,… …   English World dictionary

• Evergreen oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chinquapin oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chinquapin — n. shrubby chestnut of the beech family with elongated leaves and tiny edible nuts; evergreen tree of the Pacific coast (of the beech family) which has deeply grooved bark and dark green leaves and produces an inedible nut; tiny nut of either of… …   English contemporary dictionary

• chinquapin — chin•qua•pin [[t]ˈtʃɪŋ kə pɪn[/t]] n. 1) pln a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the southeastern U.S., having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts 2) pln a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family,… …   From formal English to slang

• Western 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}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• California mixed evergreen forest — is a plant community that occurs in the Coast Ranges of California and southwestern Oregon.Mixed evergreen forests occur in small areas of the Klamath Siskiyou forests, Northern California coastal forests, and California chaparral and woodlands… …   Wikipedia

• golden chinquapin — noun : a Pacific coast tree (Castanopsis chrysophylla) having evergreen tapering leathery leaves with golden yellow scales on the lower surface …   Useful english dictionary