bitternut

[ bit-er-nuht ]

/ ˈbɪt ərˌnʌt /

noun

a hickory, Carya cordiformis, of the eastern and southern U.S., bearing a smooth, gray, bitter seed.

Origin of bitternut

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; bitter + nut

Words nearby bitternut

Bitter Lakes, bitterling, bitter melon, bittern, bitterness, bitternut, bitter orange, bitter pill, bitter pill to swallow, bitter principle, bitterroot

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Example sentences from the Web for bitternut

They are bitternut (Hicoria minima), pignut (Hicoria glabra), and mocker nut (Hicoria alba).
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
On bitternut they grow fast, but at the end of eight or ten years are inclined to slow up.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the|Various
At any rate, the poorest growing pecan in the University of Illinois orchard is on a Wisconsin bitternut understock.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
The figure is surpassed by one bitternut hybrid the Beaver 29kg, and by the Hatch bitternut 19kg, and the Halesite bitternut 13kg.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the|Various

There is also a variety of bitternut from Iowa known as Cedar Rapids, but the two are quite unlike and should not be confused.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

British Dictionary definitions for bitternut

bitternut

/ (ˈbɪtəˌnʌt) /

noun

an E North American hickory tree, Carya cordiformis, with thin-shelled nuts and bitter kernels

the nut of this plant

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单词	bitternut
释义	bitternut [ bit-er-nuht ] / ˈbɪt ərˌnʌt / noun a hickory, Carya cordiformis, of the eastern and southern U.S., bearing a smooth, gray, bitter seed. Origin of bitternut An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; bitter + nut Words nearby bitternut Bitter Lakes, bitterling, bitter melon, bittern, bitterness, bitternut, bitter orange, bitter pill, bitter pill to swallow, bitter principle, bitterroot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bitternut They are bitternut (Hicoria minima), pignut (Hicoria glabra), and mocker nut (Hicoria alba). American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson On bitternut they grow fast, but at the end of eight or ten years are inclined to slow up. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the\|Various At any rate, the poorest growing pecan in the University of Illinois orchard is on a Wisconsin bitternut understock. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting\|Northern Nut Growers Association The figure is surpassed by one bitternut hybrid the Beaver 29kg, and by the Hatch bitternut 19kg, and the Halesite bitternut 13kg. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the\|Various There is also a variety of bitternut from Iowa known as Cedar Rapids, but the two are quite unlike and should not be confused. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting\|Northern Nut Growers Association British Dictionary definitions for bitternut bitternut / (ˈbɪtəˌnʌt) / noun an E North American hickory tree, Carya cordiformis, with thin-shelled nuts and bitter kernels the nut of this plant 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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