bitternut

bitternut

(ˈbɪtəˌnʌt) n1. (Plants) an E North American hickory tree, Carya cordiformis, with thin-shelled nuts and bitter kernels2. (Plants) the nut of this plant

bit•ter•nut

(ˈbɪt ərˌnʌt)

n. a hickory, Carya cordiformis, of the E and southern U.S., bearing a smooth, gray, bitter seed. [1800–10, Amer.]

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bitternut - hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nutsbitter hickory, bitter pignut, bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, swamp hickoryCarya, genus Carya - genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and Chinahickory tree, hickory - American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts