noix — meaning in English

English meaning

• nut noun A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.
• walnut noun A tree of the genus Juglans, grown for its wood and edible nuts.

Senses

noix is used for these senses in English:

• nut (food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
• walnut A nut of the walnut tree.

nut — full definition

1. noun A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.
2. noun A small piece of hardware with a threaded hole, used with a bolt to fasten things together.
3. noun Informal: a crazy or eccentric person, or an enthusiast for a particular subject.
4. verb Slang: to headbutt someone.

walnut — full definition

1. noun A tree of the genus Juglans, grown for its wood and edible nuts.
2. noun The wrinkled, edible nut produced by this tree.
3. noun The wood of the walnut tree, prized for furniture making.
4. adj Having the dark brown colour of walnut wood.

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