In article , "P van Rijckevorsel" wrote:
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A more closely run thing would be walnut wood and walnuts. The American
walnut tree (Juglans nigra) is not the tree yielding the walnuts bought in
the store, which should be from the real walnut tree (Juglans regia). Both
species have been in the same genus forever and the seeds from Juglans nigra
are edible (also IIRC they are the walnut in walnut ice cream).

It all depends... you can buy black walnuts (the fruit of Juglans nigra) in
some grocery stores in the US, as well as what we call "English" walnuts (the
fruit of Juglans regia). Whether black walnuts are edible or not is a matter
of personal opinion, though. I can't stand them.

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