noun
shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
• Syn: ↑Allegheny chinkapin, ↑eastern chinquapin, ↑chinquapin, ↑dwarf chestnut
• Hypernyms: ↑chestnut, ↑chestnut tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Castanea, ↑genus Castanea
• Part Meronyms: ↑chincapin, ↑chinkapin, ↑chinquapin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.