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pig·nut  (pgnt)

n.

1. Either of two deciduous trees (Carya glabra or C. ovalis) of the eastern United States, having pinnately compound leaves, male flowers grouped in catkins, and nuts with somewhat bitter kernels.

2. The nut of either of these trees.

3. The wood of either of these trees.

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pignut [ˈpɪgˌnʌt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called hognut

a.  the bitter nut of any of several North American hickory trees, esp Carya glabra (brown hickory)

b.  any of the trees bearing such a nut

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for earthnut

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Noun

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pignut - an American hickory tree having bitter nuts brown hickory, Carya glabra, pignut hickory, black hickory Carya, genus Carya - genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China hickory tree, hickory - American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts