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Definition of: chinkapin
(ching′kə·pin) noun
1. Any of several trees (genus Castanea) of the United States; especially, the dwarf chestnut (C. pumila) and the giant chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla) of the Pacific coast.
2. The edible nut of any of these trees. Also chin′qua·pin: sometimes spelled chincapin. [<N. Am. Ind.]
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