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hognut

[ hawg-nuht, hog- ]

noun

  1. the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
  2. the tree itself.
  3. the pignut.
  4. the earthnut, Conopodium denudatum, of Europe.


hognut

/ ˈhɒɡˌnʌt /

noun

  1. another name for pignut
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hognut1

First recorded in 1765–75; hog + nut
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Example Sentences

Pignut, or hognut.—See chapter on Hickory.

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