bitternut
/ˈbɪtərˌnʌt/
noun
- A North American hickory tree that produces a bitter, inedible nut.
- The bitternut tree in the backyard dropped nuts that the squirrels ignored.
- Bitternut wood is often used for smoking meat because of its strong flavor.
- We identified the tree as a bitternut by its smooth bark and bitter nuts.
- The nut of the bitternut tree, which has a very bitter taste.
- He cracked open a bitternut but spat it out immediately.
- The children collected bitternuts for a craft project, not for eating.
- Bitternuts are not eaten by humans because they are too bitter.