Walnut: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Juglans

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A walnut cracked open, showing the textured nut inside one half of the shell and the empty other half beside it.

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black walnut butternut English walnut baklava deciduous tree Juglandaceae nut poplar birch teak oak chestnut Almond Cashew maple ash beech

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