black walnut

noun

: a walnut (Juglans nigra) of eastern North America with hard strong heavy dark brown wood and oily edible nuts

also : its wood or nut

Examples of black walnut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its two towers, or oasts, plus firepits and facade are made from Catawba stone excavated during the brewery’s build-out, while local black walnut wood forms the bar top and wall coverings. —Kate Bernot, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025

Cinnamon ferns is highly resistant to deer browsing and tolerates heavy shade and black walnut trees. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025

The black walnut ice cream was creamy with the perfect amount of nuts and a distinctly earthy, bittersweet flavor, while the chocolatey peanut butter cup ice cream had light pieces of peanut butter in every bite. —Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025

It’s called Los Nogales (meaning walnut trees, in tribute to the endemic California black walnut) Nursery and is located at 4700 Griffin Avenue. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for black walnut

• butternut
• cocoanut
• coconut
• hazelnut
• undercut
• abut
• catgut
• chesnut
• chestnut
• donut
• doughnut
• groundnut

Kids Definition

black walnut

noun

: a walnut of eastern North America with hard strong heavy dark brown wood and oily edible nuts

also : its wood or nut