nicker nut Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry
    bonduc nut; nicker seed.

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Nick"er nut`
Definitions
  1. A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus Cæsalpinia. C. Bonduc has yellowish seeds; C.Bonducella, bluish gray. Spelt also neckar nut, nickar nut.

Webster 1913