chinquapin

noun

1.
shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
Castanea ozarkensis Ozark chinkapin Ozark chinquapin
2.
shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
Allegheny chinkapin Castanea pumila dwarf chestnut eastern chinquapin
3.
small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
chincapin chinkapin