Definition of Bitternut

1. Noun. Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts.


Definition of Bitternut

1. n. The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.

Definition of Bitternut

1. Noun. The bitternut hickory, (spelink Carya cordiformis), a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada. ¹

2. Noun. Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bitternut

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Medical Definition of Bitternut

1. The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bitternut

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bitternut (current term)
bitternut hickory
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