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Definition of chincapin

Chincapin
Chincapin Chin"ca*pin, n. See Chinquapin.
chincapin
Chinquapin Chin"qua*pin, n. (Bot.) A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also chincapin and chinkapin.] Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides) of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns. Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree (Castanopes chrysophylla) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.

Meaning of chincapin from wikipedia

- Chinquapin or ****apin may refer to: Chinquapin or ****apin, any of the shrubs in the genus Castanopsis Chinquapin or ****apin, any of the several trees...
- List Quercus castanea var. prinoides (Willd.) Muhl. ex Engelm. Quercus chincapin (F.Michx.) Raf. Quercus chinquapin Pursh Quercus muehlenbergii var. humilis...
- var. floridana Sarg. Castanea alnifolia var. pubescens Nutt. Castanea chincapin K.Koch Castanea floridana (Sarg.) Ashe Castanea floridana var. angustifolia...
- Chinquapin (also, Chincapin and ****apin) is a former settlement in Mariposa County, California. It was located 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northwest of...
- history of the Chinese immigration in San Francisco. Other books included, Chincapin Charlie, On the Wing, and Tom Harding and His Friends. She wrote for the...