Used in a Sentence

butternut

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for butternut.

Editorial note

For example, it's July an my butternut plants are only 2 inches tall an have no chance of fruiting ever.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of butternut gathered in one view.

noun

A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.

noun

The nut of this walnut tree.

noun

The wood or bark of this walnut tree.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for butternut.

Example sentences

1

For example, it's July an my butternut plants are only 2 inches tall an have no chance of fruiting ever.

2

That has >500mg potassium in a form more bioavailable than say a banana or butternut squash.

3

I don't know if it existing before, but I can only ever get one kind of squash - butternut.

4

I was disappointed to find that my all-time favorite soup, roasted butternut squash, wasn't in the list.

5

I saw this story on HN about 15 mins ago and I'm now eating my Butternut Risotto (I work in Emeryville).

6

I currently have halibut baking in the oven with garlic butter, and butternut squash soup.

7

We can make butternut squash sweet and eggplant creamy.

8

You'll get to taste everything - whether it's Shepherd's Pie, Miso Salmon, or Butternut Squash Ravioli - and be one of our Master Chef judges every day.

9

The butternut squash that I accidentally grew this year from seeds that survived the winter in my compost tastes like a pumpkin pie.

10

Why are spaghetti and butternut squash grouped together?

11

The meal consisted of well-boiled meat (pork/beef/chicken together, slow cooked, overnight), and carrots, zucchini, and butternut squash cooked in its juice until it mostly wasn't soup anymore.

12

(It was miserable.) It consisted of slow cooked chicken, and carrots, butternut squash, cauliflower, and onions cooked in the water from the crock pot.

Quote examples

1

But you are also not trying to convince people to try yet another social media concept named “butternut”.

2

This "tradition" of using Butternut Squash instead goes back to the 1930s at least.

3

Why are some entries grouped together, like “spaghetti or butternut squash”?

4

For those curious another common major percentage of “pumpkin pie” blends (such as from Libby’s) is Dickinson squash/pumpkin which is a subspecies of Cucurbita Moschata like butternut squash.

Proper noun examples

1

Like Paul is making an 'Indian Beef Curry' and Angela is cooking 'Butternut Squash Penne', so why don't you try one of these?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use butternut in a sentence?

For example, it's July an my butternut plants are only 2 inches tall an have no chance of fruiting ever.

What does butternut mean?

A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.

What part of speech is butternut?

butternut is commonly used as noun.