pignut
/ˈpɪɡˌnʌt/
noun
- A type of hickory tree (Carya glabra) or its small, bitter nut.
- We collected pignuts from the forest floor, but they were too bitter to eat raw.
- Pignut wood is sometimes used for tool handles because it is strong.
- The pignut tree in the backyard drops nuts that squirrels love.
- Any of several other plants or their tubers, especially the earthnut (Conopodium majus) or certain sedges.
- Pignut tubers were once a common food for rural people in Europe.
- The farmer's pigs rooted around in the field for pignuts.
- In some regions, pignut refers to a wild tuber that pigs dig up.
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