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Definition of Pignut
1. Noun. An American hickory tree having bitter nuts.
Group relationships: Carya, Genus Carya
Generic synonyms: Hickory, Hickory Tree
Definition of Pignut
1. n. See Groundnut
Definition of Pignut
1. Noun. The edible tuber of ''Conopodium majus'', native to western Europe. ¹
2. Noun. (American English) Any of various types of hickory or their fruits; a hognut. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pignut
1. a hickory nut [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pignut
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pignut
Literary usage of Pignut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Trees, how to Know Them by Clarence Moores Weed (1918)
"For a Hickory the outline of the pignut tree in winter is graceful and attractive.
... The flowers of the pignut develop rather late in spring, ..."
2. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"Colouring matter of any tissue ; eg in freckles ; in the skin of dark races ; in
the P. nigrum, on the inner surface of the choroid coat of the eye. pignut. ..."
3. Trees and Tree-planting by James Sanks Brisbin (1888)
"pignut Hickory.—Its Size, Attainable Height, and Particular Qualities.—Quality
of its Fruit, and for What Used.—The Mocker Nut.—Attainable Height and Size. ..."
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