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Definition of Pignut hickory
1. Noun. An American hickory tree having bitter nuts.
Group relationships: Carya, Genus Carya
Generic synonyms: Hickory, Hickory Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pignut Hickory
Literary usage of Pignut hickory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 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. ..."
2. 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. ..."
3. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"The pignut hickory is one of the largest trees in the United States. ... "In the
pignut hickory the form and size of the nuts vary more than in the other ..."
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