Cobnut (Noun)
Meaning 1
Small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Kentish cobnut was highly prized by the Victorians for its delicate flavour and sweet taste.
- The orchard contained several ancient cobnut trees whose twisted trunks and branches stretched out like nature's own work of art.
- The tree in question was identified as a European cobnut, native to southern Europe but cultivated elsewhere.
- This garden design combines shrub roses and climbing clematis with the occasional cobnut or sweet chestnut for shade.
- Traditional gardens often featured cobnut and hazelnut trees whose boughs could be trimmed and used as firewood in the winter months.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.