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

  Souari nut \Sou*a"ri nut`\ (Bot.)
     The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American
     tree ({Caryocar nuciferum}) of the same natural order with
     the tea plant; -- also called {butternut}. [Written also
     {sawarra nut}.]
     [1913 Webster]



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

  Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n.
     1. (Bot.) An American tree ({Juglans cinerea}) of the Walnut
        family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil
        contained in the latter. Sometimes called {oil nut} and
        {white walnut}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) The nut of the {Caryocar butyrosum} and {Caryocar
        nuciferum}, of S. America; -- called also {Souari nut}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  butternut
       n 1: North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and
            edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye [syn: {butternut
            tree}, {white walnut}, {Juglans cinerea}]
       2: oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family

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

  Butternut, WI (village, FIPS 11525)
    Location: 46.01366 N, 90.49769 W
    Population (1990): 416 (200 housing units)
    Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 54514

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Butternut, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    407
     Housing Units (2000): 220
     Land area (2000):     1.600841 sq. miles (4.146160 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.600841 sq. miles (4.146160 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            11525
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             46.013958 N, 90.494614 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     54514
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Butternut, WI
      Butternut
  

















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