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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪnkəpɪn/

Definition 1:
• Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea:
• Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila)

Definition 2:
• Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea:
• Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis)

Definition 3:
• Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea:
• Chinese chinkapin (Castanea henryi)

Definition 4:
• Any in the genus Castanopsis of trees.

Definition 5:
• Any in the genus Chrysolepis of trees and shrubs.

Definition 6:
• Quercus muehlenbergii, a tree whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: chinkapin oak

Definition 7:
• A water chinquapin, an aquatic plant of species Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.

Definition 8:
• A redear sunfish, a freshwater fish of the southeastern US (Lepomis microlophus).
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinkapin, improved bream, rouge ear sunfish, sun perch

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chinquapin