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Webster 1913 Edition


Pignut

Pig′nut

(pĭg′nŭt)
,
Noun.
(Bot.)
(a)
See
Groundnut
(d)
.
(b)
The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory (
Carya glabra
syn.
Carya porcina
); also, the tree itself.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pignut

PIG'NUT

,
Noun.
[pig and nut.] The ground nut, a plant of the genus Bunium; also, a tree and its fruit of the genus Juglans.