mockernut

[mok-er-nuht]

noun

a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
the nut itself.

Origin of mockernut

1795–1805, Americanism; apparently mocker + nut

Also called mockernut hickory.

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Examples from the Web for mockernut

Historical Examples of mockernut

Elsewhere the pignut and the mockernut are called "hickory."
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the
Various
Other characters: The bark is close like that of the mockernut hickory.
Studies of Trees
Jacob Joshua Levison
In 1933 I top-worked a mockernut with ten grafts of the Barnes.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting
Northern Nut Growers Association
This makes it of value for there are few of our named hickories that will do well when grafted on the mockernut.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting
Northern Nut Growers Association
There are three other nuts that I know do well on the mockernut.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting
Northern Nut Growers Association

British Dictionary definitions for mockernut

mockernut

noun

Also called: black hickory a species of smooth-barked hickory, Carya tomentosa, with fragrant foliage that turns bright yellow in autumn
the nut of this tree

Word Origin for mockernut

so called because the nut is difficult to extract

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