English Explanatory Dictionary

bitternut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
  2. Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.

Word forms

bitternut bitternuts

Etymology

From bitter + nut.

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