- hog-nut
- n.
Pig-nut, broom-hickory (Juglans glabra).
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hog|nut — «HOG NUHT, HG », noun. 1. U.S. a) the pignut. b) the hickory tree on which it grows. 2. a European earthnut … Useful english dictionary
hog-nut — … Useful english dictionary
hog mullet — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hog sucker — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pig-nut — n. 1. Earth nut (Bunium flexuosum). 2. Broom hickory, hog nut (Carya glabra) … New dictionary of synonyms
hognut — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : earthnut 1a 2. : pignut 2 3. : jamaica cobnut * * * /hawg nut , hog /, n. 1. the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra. 2. the tree itself … Useful english dictionary
hognut — /hawg nut , hog /, n. 1. the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra. 2. the tree itself. 3. the pignut. 4. the earthnut, Conopodium denudatum, of Europe. [1765 75; HOG + NUT] * * * … Universalium
Bunium flexuosum — Hognut Hog nut , n. (Bot.) (a) The pignut. See {Hickory}. (b) In England, the {Bunium flexuosum}, a tuberous plant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hognut — Hog nut , n. (Bot.) (a) The pignut. See {Hickory}. (b) In England, the {Bunium flexuosum}, a tuberous plant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hognut — ☆ hognut [hôg′nut΄ ] n. PIGNUT … English World dictionary
