bitternut Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
Carya cordiformis; bitter hickory; bitter pignut; bitternut hickory; swamp hickory.
WordNet
Bit"ter*nut" noun
Definitions
(Bot.) The swamp hickory ( Carya amara ). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.
