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pignut

noun
pig·​nut | \ ˈpig-ËŒnÉ™t How to pronounce pignut (audio) \

Definition of pignut

1 : any of several bitter-flavored hickory nuts
2 : a hickory (such as Carya glabra and C. cordiformis) bearing pignuts

First Known Use of pignut

1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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