Definition of Wing nut

1. Noun. Any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia.

Exact synonyms: Wing-nut
Group relationships: Genus Pterocarya, Pterocarya
Specialized synonyms: Caucasian Walnut, Pterocarya Fraxinifolia
Generic synonyms: Nut Tree

2. Noun. A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning.
Exact synonyms: Butterfly Nut, Thumbnut, Wing Screw, Wing-nut
Generic synonyms: Nut

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wing Nut

wingspan
wingspans
wingspread
wingspreads
wingstem
wingtip
wingtips
wingy
wing case
wing cell
wing chair
wing commander
wing elm
wing flat
wing loading
wing nut (current term)
wing of crista galli
wing of ilium
wing of nose
wing of sacrum
wing of vomer
wing plate
wing screw
wing shooting
wing tip
winier
winiest
wining
winish
Winiwarter-Buerger disease

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