chinquapin

noun9

1. •
   Any of certain species of tree in the chestnut genus Castanea.
2. •
   Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila)
3. •
   Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis)
4. •
   Chinese chinkapin (Castanea henryi)
5. •
   Any in the genus Castanopsis of trees.
6. •
   Any in the genus Chrysolepis of trees and shrubs.
7. •
   A water chinquapin, an aquatic plant of species Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.
8. •
   Quercus muehlenbergii, a tree whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.
9. •
   A redear sunfish, a freshwater fish of the southeastern US (Lepomis microlophus).