Word Type

Proper Noun

Noun

Adjective

The word "walnut" can be used as proper noun, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

African walnut Arizona black walnut Arizona walnut Carpathian walnut Caucasian walnut English walnut European walnut Madeira walnut Persian walnut Queensland walnut Walnut Ridge ash-leaved walnut black walnut common walnut royal walnut moth satin walnut sea walnut walnutty walnuty white walnut

Distinct From

pecan

Etymologically Related To

nut walloon welsh welsh onion

Has Part

shell

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

edible nut nut tree wood

Type Of (IsA)

edible fruit edible nut fruit nut nut tree species wood

Related Terms

butternut hickory walshnut

Related Terms

brazil brown butternut chocolate chocolate paste colour dry dry fruit fruit furniture furniture making hard hardwood hickory juglans making nut nut type paste pistachio shell tree tree fruit type wall walshnut wood

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.