Butternut

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Butternut has multiple meanings:

• Butternut (squash), an edible winter squash.
• Butternut, a type of walnut tree native to North America.
• Butternut, a type of nut tree native to South America, which is called Caryocar nuciferum.
• Butternut, a shade of the colour yellow associated with butternut squash.
• Butternut, a regional brand of bread marketed by the Interstate Bakeries Corporation.
• Butternuts, a nickname given to Confederate soldiers who wore butternut coloured uniforms during the American Civil War.
• USS Butternut, a ship of the United States Navy.

Butternut in geography:

• Butternut, Wisconsin, USA
• The Butternut State, Tennessee, USA
• Butternut Valley Township, Minnesota, USA
• Butternuts, New York, USA
• Ski Butternut, a ski resort in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA