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Definition of California black walnut
1. Noun. Medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts.
Group relationships: Genus Juglans, Juglans
Generic synonyms: Walnut, Walnut Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of California Black Walnut
Literary usage of California black walnut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1915)
"California black walnut trees from which Mr. Tyler obtained nuts for his nursery.
... three nuts of the Southern California black walnut; on the right three ..."
2. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"Seedling Boot Bot—Wilt Nursery seedlings of the Southern California black walnut
occasionally wilt and die rather suddenly, and show, on examination, ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The southern California black walnut (J. californica) is little used at present,
although it was once popular (Fig. 3992). This species starts growth so ..."
4. The Silva of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1910)
"The California black walnut is frequently planted as a roadside tree and, about
thirty years ago, was widely set out in groves or small plantations, ..."
5. Popular Science Monthly (1904)
"The American walnut (Juglans nigra) and the California black walnut (J. californica)
are closely related species and when hybridized yield fruit of very ..."
6. Luther Burbank: His Life and Work by Henry Smith Williams (1915)
"... the other through hybridizing the California black walnut with the black walnut
of the eastern United States, which is a distinct species. ..."
7. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1891)
"First in importance among the native nuts of California is the California black
walnut (Juglans Californica). The tree attains a height of twenty to ..."
8. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"The hybrid between the English walnut and the California black walnut is of
exceptional value, "for it grows ..."
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