mockernut
a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
the nut itself.
Origin of mockernut
1- Also called mockernut hickory .
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How to use mockernut in a sentence
The pignut and the mockernut hickories are found in the southern hardwood belt along Lake Erie.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers AssociationNote: Mr. Stoke showed the group a picture of a mockernut tree in one of his fields which he had girdled to kill it.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers AssociationThe mockernut is the hickory-nut with a dark, brownish-colored shell, hard and thick and not easily cracked.
On the Trail | Lina Beard and Adelia Belle BeardThe bitternut (Hicoria minima) can be told from the mockernut and other species of hickory by its bud, which has no scales at all.
Studies of Trees | Jacob Joshua LevisonSoil and location: The mockernut hickory grows on a great variety of soils, but prefers one which is rich and well-drained.
Studies of Trees | Jacob Joshua Levison
British Dictionary definitions for mockernut
/ (ˈmɒkəˌnʌt) /
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
Origin of mockernut
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