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noun
The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bitternut hickory, bitter hickory, bitter pignut, swamp hickory, Carya cordiformis
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Broader terms: hickory, hickory tree
History
From bitter + nut.
