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ˈpɪgˌnʌtpignut

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pignut, pignut hickory, brown hickory, black hickory, Carya glabranoun

    an American hickory tree having bitter nuts

Wiktionary

  1. pignutnoun

    The edible tuber of Conopodium majus, native to western Europe.

  2. pignutnoun

    Any of various types of hickory or their fruits; a hognut.

  3. Etymology: From pig + nut.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pignutnoun

    An earth nut.

    Etymology: pig and nut.

    I with my long nails will dig thee pignuts. William Shakespeare.

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  1. pignut

    A pignut is a type of small, edible wild plant (Conopodium majus) found in Europe and parts of Asia. It produces an underground tuber that is similar in taste to chestnuts or hazelnuts. The term can also refer to hickory trees or their fruits, especially in the United States.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pignutnoun

    see Groundnut (d)

  2. Pignutnoun

    the bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory (Carya glabra, / porcina); also, the tree itself

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pignut in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pignut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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