| Pronunciation: | | 'pig`nut
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] an American hickory tree having bitter nuts |
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PIGNUT is a 6 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | black hickory, brown hickory, Carya glabra, pignut hickory |
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| | See Also: | | Carya, genus Carya, hickory, hickory tree |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pig"nut\, n. (Bot.)
(a) See {Groundnut}
(d) .
(b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory ({Carya
glabra, or porcina}); also, the tree itself.
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