Definitions
oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
Word origin
From butter + nut.
Used in a sentence
“He made a delicious butternut soup.”
“Yankees took to calling the Borderlanders “butternuts”—a reference to the color of their crude homespun clothes.”
“The Illinois troops delivered a volley that sent the butternuts scampering back across the field.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Pale squash”9 letters
02“Tan squash”9 letters
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