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pignut |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pignut \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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (-n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.) a The fruit of the {Arachis hypog[ae]a} (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. b A leguminous, twining plant ({Apios tuberosa}), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. c The dwarf ginseng ({Aralia trifolia}). [U. S.] --Gray. d A European plant of the genus {Bunium} ({B. flexuosum}), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also {earthnut}, {earth chestnut}, {hawknut}, and {pignut}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pignut n : an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: {pignut hickory}, {brown hickory}, {black hickory}, {Carya glabra}]
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