資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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}.]
{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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Castanea pumila
n : shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having
small edible nuts [syn: {Allegheny chinkapin}, {eastern
chinquapin}, {chinquapin}, {dwarf chestnut}]