Noun
- 1. Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, chinquapin, Castanea ozarkensis, chestnut, chestnut tree
- usage: shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States
- 2. Allegheny chinkapin, eastern chinquapin, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, Castanea pumila, chestnut, chestnut tree
- usage: shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
- 3. chincapin, chinkapin, chinquapin, edible nut
- usage: small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut
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