"bitternut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bitternuts [plural]
Etymology: bitter + nut Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bitter|nut}} bitter + nut Head templates: {{en-noun}} bitternut (plural bitternuts)
  1. The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada. Categories (lifeform): Fagales order plants, Nuts
    Sense id: en-bitternut-en-noun-4qmes3P6 Disambiguation of Fagales order plants: 91 9 Disambiguation of Nuts: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29
  2. Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.
    Sense id: en-bitternut-en-noun-0tV-Hn9m

Inflected forms

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