chinquapin

noun

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