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bitternut

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bit·ter·nut  (btr-nt)
n.
A hickory tree (Carya cordiformis) of eastern North America, having thin-shelled nuts with bitter kernels.
bitternut [ˈbɪtəˌnʌt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an E North American hickory tree, Carya cordiformis, with thin-shelled nuts and bitter kernels
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the nut of this plant
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Noun1.bitternut - hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nutsbitternut - hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
bitter hickory, bitter pignut, bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, swamp hickory
Carya, genus Carya - genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China
hickory tree, hickory - American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
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Another reason that would-be nutpickers do not gather hickory nuts is that they cannot differentiate the shagbark hickory from its bitternut and mockernut relatives, which do not bear edible nuts.
Shagbark hickory: neglected nut of the central woodlands by Goss, Jeffery, Jr. / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Koch; Bitternut Hickory; Dry woods; Infrequent; C = 5; BSUH 13760.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Rothrock, Paul E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
com Family Name Carya illinoensis and Carya aquatica of the Family Juglandaceae Common Names Pecan, pecan hickory, Southern pecan, pecan nut, pecan tree, faux hickory, sweet pecan, water hickory, bitter pecan, low ground hickory, wild pecan, swamp hickory, wild pecan, pignut hickory, water bitternut Height/Weight Pecan trees range in height from 100 to 140 feet.
Nuts about pecan: most notable for the delicious pecan nut, pecan ... by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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