pignut

Plural: pignuts

Noun

• A type of hickory nut, typically small and hard.
• an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
• The edible tuber of Conopodium majus, native to western Europe.
• Any of various types of hickory or their fruits; a hognut.
• Simmondsia chinensis, jojoba.
• Pelleted food for pigs.

Examples

• Placing PIGNUT parallel to a vowel-heavy word earned an unexpected bonus in Words With Friends.

Synonyms

black hickory, brown hickory, Carya glabra, pignut hickory