Definition of BITTERNUT (Meaning of BITTERNUT), a 9 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'bitur`nut


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts

BITTERNUT is a 9 letter word that starts with B.
	Synonyms:	bitter hickory, bitter pignut, bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, swamp hickory

	See Also:	Carya, genus Carya, hickory, hickory tree

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Bit"ter*nut"\, n. (Bot.) The swamp hickory ({Carya amara}). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.