pignut

ˈpɪɡnʌt

Definition

Definition of pignut - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hickory tree

TECH.

tree bearing bitter nuts, especially Carya glabra

TECH.

The pignut hickory is common in this region.

hickory

nut tree

plants

TECH.

edible tuber of Conopodium majus in western Europe

TECH.

In the forest, we found a pignut to eat.

earthnut

groundnut

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edible tuber of Conopodium majus in western Europe

Origin of pignut

English, pig (animal) + nut (edible seed)

Examples of pignut in a sentence

The wood from a pignut is very durable.
We dug up a pignut while hiking in the hills.
Pignuts were a common snack during our countryside walks.

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French:Carya glabra, tubercule comestible de Conopodium majus, ...
German:Bitternuss, Erdkastanie, ...
Italian:carya glabra, cipollaccio bulboso, ...
Spanish:nogal amargo, nabo silvestre, ...
Portuguese:nogueira, castanha-da-terra, ...
Chinese:苦山核桃树, 猪坚果, ...
Japanese:ピグナット, コンポディウム, ...
Arabic:جَوْز أَمْرِيكِي مُرّ, جَوْزَة الخِنْزِير, ...
Hebrew:עֵץ הִיקוֹרִי, פִּקְעַת מַאֲכָל, ...
Russian:гикори, земляной орех, ...
Ukrainian:гіркокарія, земляний горіх, ...
Hindi:पिगनट, खाद्य कंद, ...
Bengali:পিগনাট, পিগনাট কন্দ, ...
Catalan:noguer amarg, tubercle, ...
Czech:hickory, zemní kaštan, ...
Danish:bitternøddehickory, jordmandel, ...
Dutch:bitternoot, aardkastanje, ...
Greek:καρυδιά, βρώσιμος κόνδυλος του Conopodium majus, ...
Hungarian:hikori, a Conopodium majus ehető gumója, ...
Khmer:ដើមហ៊ីកូរីប្រភេទមួយដែលផ្លែមានរសជាតិល្វីង, មើមរុក្ខជាតិអាចបរិភោគបានរបស់កូណូផូឌីអុំ ម៉ាជុស, ...
Korean:피그넛, ...
Persian:هیکوری پیک‌نات, غده‌ی خوراکی, ...
Polish:orzesznik gorzki, orzech świński, ...
Portuguese (BR):nogueira, tubérculo comestível, ...
Romanian:hickory cu nuci amare, nucă de pământ, ...
Swedish:pignötshickory, jordkastanj, ...
Thai:ต้นฮิคกอรี่พิกนัท, หัวพิกนัท, ...
Turkish:pignut ceviz ağacı, domuz fındığı, ...
Vietnamese:cây hồ đào pignut, củ nâu, ...

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