pignut

[ pig-nuht ]

/ ˈpɪgˌnʌt /

noun

the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America.

the tree itself.

the tuber of a European plant, Conopodium denudatum.

Origin of pignut

First recorded in 1600–10; pig¹ + nut

Words nearby pignut

pigmentum nigrum, Pigmy, pignoli, pignon, pignus, pignut, pig-out, Pigouvian tax, pigpen, pig-root, Pigs

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Example sentences from the Web for pignut

They are bitternut (Hicoria minima), pignut (Hicoria glabra), and mocker nut (Hicoria alba).
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
The pignut deserves the better name, "smooth hickory," a more ingratiating introduction to strangers.
Trees Worth Knowing|Julia Ellen Rogers
Those on the pignut stock practically all caught and made short growth and then began to wilt back.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the|Various
The grafts of Davis grew on pignut stocks, are still alive and doing fairly well.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

The pignut and the mockernut hickories are found in the southern hardwood belt along Lake Erie.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

British Dictionary definitions for pignut

pignut

/ (ˈpɪɡˌnʌt) /

noun

Also called: hognut

the bitter nut of any of several North American hickory trees, esp Carya glabra (brown hickory)
any of the trees bearing such a nut

another name for earthnut

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单词	pignut
释义	pignut [ pig-nuht ] / ˈpɪgˌnʌt / noun the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America. the tree itself. the tuber of a European plant, Conopodium denudatum. Origin of pignut First recorded in 1600–10; pig¹ + nut Words nearby pignut pigmentum nigrum, Pigmy, pignoli, pignon, pignus, pignut, pig-out, Pigouvian tax, pigpen, pig-root, Pigs Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pignut They are bitternut (Hicoria minima), pignut (Hicoria glabra), and mocker nut (Hicoria alba). American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson The pignut deserves the better name, "smooth hickory," a more ingratiating introduction to strangers. Trees Worth Knowing\|Julia Ellen Rogers Those on the pignut stock practically all caught and made short growth and then began to wilt back. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the\|Various The grafts of Davis grew on pignut stocks, are still alive and doing fairly well. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting\|Northern Nut Growers Association The pignut and the mockernut hickories are found in the southern hardwood belt along Lake Erie. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting\|Northern Nut Growers Association British Dictionary definitions for pignut pignut / (ˈpɪɡˌnʌt) / noun Also called: hognut the bitter nut of any of several North American hickory trees, esp Carya glabra (brown hickory) any of the trees bearing such a nut another name for earthnut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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