Allegheny Chinkapin wani nau'in bishiya ne ko shrub da ke cikin dangin beech (Fagaceae), ɗan asalin gabashin Arewacin Amirka. Ana kuma san shi da American Chinkapin ko Eastern Chinkapin.Kalmar "Chinkapin" ta samo asali ne daga yaren Algonquian na 'yan asalin Amirka, kuma tana nufin 'ya'yan itacen, wanda ƙananan goro ne mai dadi wanda yake da dadi. yayi kama da chestnut. Kalmar "Allegheny" tana nufin yankin da aka fi samun wannan bishiyar, a cikin tsaunin Appalachian na gabashin Amirka ta Arewa.Don haka, ma'anar ƙamus na "Allegheny Chinkapin" itace itace ko shrub na beech. iyali, ƴan asalin gabashin Amurka ta Arewa, tare da ƙwaya mai zaki, kamar chestnut, waɗanda aka fi samu a tsaunin Appalachian.