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According to the botanical definition, '''[[nut]]s''' are a particular kind of seed. [[Walnut]]s and [[acorn]]s are example of nuts, under this definition. In [[nut (fruit)|culinary terms]], however, the term is used more broadly to include fruits that are not botanically qualified as nuts, but that have a similar appearance and culinary role. Examples of culinary nuts include [[almond]]s, [[peanut]]s and [[cashew]]s.
* [[Almond#Culinary uses|Almond]]
* [[Beech]]
* [[Butternut (tree)|Butternut]]
* [[Brazilnut]]
* [[Candlenut]]
* [[Cashew#Uses|Cashew]]
* [[Chestnut#Nuts|Chestnuts]], including:
** [[Chinese Chestnut]]
** [[Pachira aquatica|Malabar chestnut]]
** [[Sweet Chestnut]]
* [[Colocynth]]
* ''[[Cucurbita ficifolia]]''
* [[Filbert]]
* [[Hickory#Uses|Hickory]], including
** [[Pecan]]
** [[Shagbark Hickory]]
* [[Kola nut]]
* [[Macadamia]]
* [[Mamoncillo]]
* [[Brosimum alicastrum|Maya nut]]
* [[acorn|Oak acorns]]
* [[Irvingia|Ogbono nut]]
* [[Lecythidaceae|Paradise nut]]
* [[Pili nut]]
* [[Pistachio#Cultivation and uses|Pistachio]]
* [[Walnut#Nuts|Walnut]]
=== Nut-like gymnosperm seeds ===
[[Image:KoreanPineSeeds.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pine nuts are a Gymnosperm seed that is edible]]
* [[Cycad]]s
* [[Ginkgo]]
* ''[[Gnetum gnemon]]''
* [[Juniper]]
* [[Araucaria araucana|Monkey-puzzle]]
* [[Pine nut]]s, including
** [[Chilgoza Pine]]
** [[Korean Pine]]
** [[Stone Pine]]
** [[Colorado Pinyon]]
** [[Mexican Pinyon]]
** [[Single-leaf Pinyon]]
* [[Podocarps]]
* [[Almond#Culinary uses|Almond]]
* [[Beech]]
* [[Butternut (tree)|Butternut]]
* [[Brazilnut]]
* [[Candlenut]]
* [[Cashew#Uses|Cashew]]
* [[Chestnut#Nuts|Chestnuts]], including:
** [[Chinese Chestnut]]
** [[Pachira aquatica|Malabar chestnut]]
** [[Sweet Chestnut]]
* [[Colocynth]]
* ''[[Cucurbita ficifolia]]''
* [[Filbert]]
* [[Hickory#Uses|Hickory]], including
** [[Pecan]]
** [[Shagbark Hickory]]
* [[Kola nut]]
* [[Macadamia]]
* [[Mamoncillo]]
* [[Brosimum alicastrum|Maya nut]]
* [[acorn|Oak acorns]]
* [[Irvingia|Ogbono nut]]
* [[Lecythidaceae|Paradise nut]]
* [[Pili nut]]
* [[Pistachio#Cultivation and uses|Pistachio]]
* [[Walnut#Nuts|Walnut]]
=== Nut-like gymnosperm seeds ===
[[Image:KoreanPineSeeds.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pine nuts are a Gymnosperm seed that is edible]]
* [[Cycad]]s
* [[Ginkgo]]
* ''[[Gnetum gnemon]]''
* [[Juniper]]
* [[Araucaria araucana|Monkey-puzzle]]
* [[Pine nut]]s, including
** [[Chilgoza Pine]]
** [[Korean Pine]]
** [[Stone Pine]]
** [[Colorado Pinyon]]
** [[Mexican Pinyon]]
** [[Single-leaf Pinyon]]
* [[Podocarps]]