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According to the botanical definition, nuts are a type of dry fruit that do not split apart along a single seam once they have reached maturity.^[1] Walnuts and acorns are example of nuts, under this definition. In culinary terms, however, the word nut is used more broadly to include fruits, and even seeds, that are not botanically qualified as nuts, but that have a similar appearance and culinary role. Culinary nuts that are not botanical nuts include almonds, peanuts and cashews.^[2]^[3]

List of culinary nuts

Common name	Scientific name	Botanical definition	Common varieties
Acorn	Quercus, Lithocarpus and Cyclobalanopsis	Nut
Almond	Prunus dulcis	Drupe
Beech	Fagus	Nut
Black walnut	Endiandra palmerstonii	Nut
Breadnut	Brosimum alicastrum	Nut
Brazilnut	Bertholletia excelsa	Seed
Bunya nut	Araucaria bidwilii	Nut
Candlenut	Aleurites moluccana	Nut
Cashew	Anacardium occidentale	Drupe
Chestnuts	Castanea	Nut	Chinese, Malabar, and Sweet Chestnuts
Coconut	Cocos nucifera	Nut
Colocynth	Citrullus colocynthis	Drupe
Chilacayote	Cucurbita ficifolia	Drupe
Chilean hazel	Gevuina avellana	Nut
Filbert	Corylus maxima	Nut
Hazelnut	Corylus avellana	Nut
Hickory	Carya	Nut	Shagbark and Shellbark Hickories and Pecans
Kemiri nut	Aleurites moluccana	Nut
Kola nut	Cola	Nut
Macadamia	Macadamia	Follicle
Mamoncillo	Melicoccus bijugatus	Drupe
Matchbox bean	Entada phaseoloides	Nut
Mongongo	Ricinodendron rautanenii	Nut
Moreton Bay Chestnut	Castanospermum australe	Nut
Ogbono nut	Irvingia
Ivory silky oak	Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia	Nut
Paradise nut	Lecythidaceae
Peanut	Arachis hypogaea	Legume
Palm fern and zamia nuts	Cycas spp.	Nut
Pili nut	Canarium ovatum
Pistachio	Pistacia vera L.	Seed
Queensland almond	Elaeocarpus bancroftii	Nut
Walnut	Juglans	Drupe	Persian Walnut and Butternut
Yellow walnut	Beilschmiedia bancroftii	Nut

Nut-like gymnosperm seeds

Pine nuts are a Gymnosperm seed that is edible

References

^ "Nut". Biology Online Dictionary. October 3 2005. Retrieved 2006-12-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Nut". The Columbia Online Encyclopedia. 2003. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
^ "Nuts and derived products". Definition and Classification of Commodities. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1996. Retrieved 2006-12-26.

[1] "Nut". Biology Online Dictionary. October 3 2005. Retrieved 2006-12-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[2] "Nut". The Columbia Online Encyclopedia. 2003. Retrieved 2006-12-26.

[3] "Nuts and derived products". Definition and Classification of Commodities. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1996. Retrieved 2006-12-26.

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 | [[Shagbark Hickory|Shagbark]] and [[Shellbark Hickory|Shellbark]] Hickories and [[Pecan]]s
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+| [[Entada phaseoloides|Matchbox bean]]
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 | [[Mongongo]]
 | ''Ricinodendron rautanenii''
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+| [[Castanospermum|Moreton Bay Chestnut]]
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+| [[Ivory silky oak]]
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+| [[Cycas|Palm fern and zamia nuts]]
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 | Persian Walnut and [[Butternut]]
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