Chinquapin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 Webster]


  
     {Chinquapin oak}, a small shrubby oak ({Quercus prinoides})
        of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.
  
     {Western Chinquapin}, an evergreen shrub or tree ({Castanopes
        chrysophylla}) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a
        shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chinquapin
       n 1: shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but
            with larger leaves; southern midwest United States [syn:
             {Ozark chinkapin}, {Ozark chinquapin}, {Castanea
            ozarkensis}]
       2: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having
          small edible nuts [syn: {Allegheny chinkapin}, {eastern
          chinquapin}, {dwarf chestnut}, {Castanea pumila}]
       3: small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the
          southern United States; resembles a hazelnut [syn: {chincapin},
           {chinkapin}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Chinquapin, NC
    Zip code(s): 28521