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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hognut¹

First recorded in 1765–75; hog + nut

Example Sentences

Pignut, or hognut.—See chapter on Hickory.

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