单词 | mockernut |
释义 | mockernut in British English (ˈmɒkəˌnʌt) noun 1. Also called: black hickory a species of smooth-barked hickory, Carya tomentosa, with fragrant foliage that turns bright yellow in autumn 2. the nut of this tree Word origin so called because the nut is difficult to extractmockernut in American English (ˈmɑkərˌnʌt) noun Also called: mockernut hickory1. a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut 2. the nut itself Word origin [1795–1805, Amer.; appar. mocker + nut]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crunch, mannerism, sensitivity, unilateral, wrecker |
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