pignut
/pig-nuht/US // ˈpɪgˌnʌt //UK // (ˈpɪɡˌnʌt) //
舌尖上的中国,舌吻,舌苔,舌尖上的幸福
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America.
- : the tree itself.
- : the tuber of a European plant, Conopodium denudatum.
Examples
The mocker-nut, pignut, and hairy hickory, perhaps adapt themselves best to sandy soils.
The pignut characteristics are very prominent, also the pecan characteristics.
The pignut and the mockernut hickories are found in the southern hardwood belt along Lake Erie.
I will italicize the pignut because, though I have never eaten it, I once tried to, and the first taste was all-sufficient.
"Pignut is another beautiful name," said Malcolm, who was disposed to be critical.
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