Butternut may refer to: Butternut (tree), Juglans cinerea, a species of walnut tree commonly called a butternut tree Butternut squash, Cucurbita moschata, an edible winter squash USS Butternut (YAG-60), a 1941 ship of the United States Navy Butternut Breads, a regional brand marketed by Flowers Foods Butternut (people), a nineteenth century term for southern settlers of the American old Northwest Places Butternut, Wisconsin, a village Butternuts, New York, a town Butternut, Minnesota, an unincorporated community Butternut Lake (Meeker County, Minnesota), a lake Butternut Valley Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, a township Ski Butternut, a ski resort in Great Barrington, Massachusetts See also Butternut Creek (disambiguation) Butternut Valley (disambiguation)