mockernut

American  

[mok-er-nuht] / ˈmɒk ərˌnʌt /

noun

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

2. the nut itself.

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mockernut British  

/ ˈmɒkəˌnʌt /

noun

1. Also called: black hickory.  a species of smooth-barked hickory, Carya tomentosa, with fragrant foliage that turns bright yellow in autumn

2. the nut of this tree

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Etymology

Origin of mockernut

1795–1805, apparently mocker ( def. ) + nut

Example Sentences

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mockernut

THE mockernut, or white hickory, is common on well-drained soils throughout the State.

From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.

The mockernut, H. alba, while indigenous practically everywhere that any other hickory grows, and producing a sweet, agreeable kernel, has too thick a shell to justify particular attention at this time.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934 by Northern Nut Growers Association

STOKE: I have been growing it on mockernut or white hickory.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association

I should reply that the chestnut leads the list, followed closely by the mockernut hickory.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The mockernut hickory occurs about anywhere on the poor, acid, clay soils of the south, its vigor depending on fertility.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association