chinquapin
Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus CastaneaAny of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea: Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila)
Meaning
8 sensesAny of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea:
Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila)
Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis)
Chinese chinkapin (Castanea henryi)
Any in the genus Castanopsis of trees.
Scheinkastanie
Any in the genus Chrysolepis of trees and shrubs.
Quercus muehlenbergii, a tree whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.
A water chinquapin, an aquatic plant of species Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.
A redear sunfish, a freshwater fish of the southeastern US (Lepomis microlophus).
- small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
- shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
- shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Like its cognate / alternative form chinkapin, chinquapin is an alteration of chechinquamiLike its cognate / alternative form chinkapin, chinquapin is an alteration of chechinquamin / chincomen (the form found in early records), from an Algonquian language (sometimes said specifically to be from Powhatan). The final element is *mini (“berry, fruit”). Hewitt suggested that the first element was a word meaning "large, great" cognate to xinkw- (“big, large, great”).
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Forms
plural: chinquapinsSynonyms
16 synonyms- small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut:chincapinchinkapin
- shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts:Allegheny chinkapineastern chinquapindwarf chestnutCastanea pumila
- shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States:Ozark chinkapinOzark chinquapinCastanea ozarkensis