CHINQUAPIN

Definition of CHINQUAPIN

  1. (noun)shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
  2. (noun)shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
  3. (noun)small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut