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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pignut  \Pig"nut\,  n.  (Bot.) 
  a  See  {Groundnut} 
  d  . 
  b  The  bitter-flavored  nut  of  a  species  of  hickory  ({Carya 
  glabra,  or  porcina});  also  the  tree  itself 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Groundnut  \Ground"nut`\  (-n[u^]t`),  n.  (Bot.) 
  a  The  fruit  of  the  {Arachis  hypog[ae]a}  (native  country 
  uncertain);  the  peanut;  the  earthnut. 
  b  A  leguminous,  twining  plant  ({Apios  tuberosa}),  producing 
  clusters  of  dark  purple  flowers  and  having  a  root 
  tuberous  and  pleasant  to  the  taste. 
  c  The  dwarf  ginseng  ({Aralia  trifolia}).  [U.  S.]  --Gray. 
  d  A  European  plant  of  the  genus  {Bunium}  ({B.  flexuosum}), 
  having  an  edible  root  of  a  globular  shape  and  sweet, 
  aromatic  taste;  --  called  also  {earthnut},  {earth 
  chestnut},  {hawknut},  and  {pignut}.  [1913  Webster] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pignut 
  n  :  an  American  hickory  tree  having  bitter  nuts  [syn:  {pignut 
  hickory},  {brown  hickory},  {black  hickory},  {Carya  glabra}] 




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