Synonyms and antonyms of Edible nuts in American Thesaurus

almond (noun)

a flat white nut with a brown skin that is often used in cooking

betel nut (noun)

the nut of a palm tree from Southeast Asia that people cut into pieces, wrap in a leaf from the betel plant, and chew

brazil nut (noun)

a large curved nut that has a hard shell with three sides

cashew (noun)

a curved nut eaten as a food

chestnut (noun)

a large smooth red-brown nut that you can eat

coconut (noun)

a large nut that has white flesh and a hard brown shell covered with fibers like rough hair

groundnut (noun)

a peanut

hazelnut (noun)

a nut from a hazel tree

macadamia (noun)

a white nut that grows on a tropical tree

monkey nut (noun)

Britishinformal a peanut before it has had its shell removed

peanut (noun)

a type of nut that grows under the ground inside a thin shell and that can be eaten

pecan (noun)

a sweet nut with a thin smooth shell. It grows on a pecan tree.

pine nut (noun)

the small white seed of some types of pine tree that is sometimes used in cooking

pistachio (noun)

a small green nut from a Mediterranean or Asian tree

walnut (noun)

a nut you can eat that has a knobby surface (=covered in small round lumps) inside a hard round shell