noun
- plural of chinkapin; small edible nuts from certain North American trees or shrubs, or the trees themselves
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The hikers gathered chinkapins from the forest floor.
- Chinkapins were an important food source for Native American tribes.
- The chinkapins ripened in early fall.
- She roasted the chinkapins over the campfire.
- Wild chinkapins grow throughout the southeastern United States.
- The sweet chinkapins tasted similar to chestnuts.