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Noun: golden chinkapin
  1. Small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts
    - giant chinkapin, Chrysolepis chrysophylla, Castanea chrysophylla, Castanopsis chrysophylla

Derived forms: golden chinkapins

Type of: tree

Part of: Chrysolepis, genus Chrysolepis

Encyclopedia: Golden chinkapin