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
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Slices of cold roast beef, beautiful and rare, come attended by a snowy blob of properly sinus-clearing horseradish cream, with a pickled black walnut on top like the cherry on a sundae and a crumbly wedge of cheddar.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
That said, black walnut trees shouldn’t be discounted altogether.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
The piece, created by artist Shea Maze with support from his grandmother and textile artist, Ceci Lewis, includes cotton and silk cloth dyed with indigo, black walnut and various flowers.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Also inside are wood tables and benches that Hildenbrand made out of black walnut wood from Washington state.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
That said, black walnut trees shouldn’t be discounted altogether.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
The piece, created by artist Shea Maze with support from his grandmother and textile artist, Ceci Lewis, includes cotton and silk cloth dyed with indigo, black walnut and various flowers.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Also inside are wood tables and benches that Hildenbrand made out of black walnut wood from Washington state.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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“Black walnut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20walnut. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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