pignut

noun

pig·​nut ˈpig-ˌnət 

1

: any of several bitter-flavored hickory nuts

2

: a hickory (such as Carya glabra and C. cordiformis) bearing pignuts

Examples of pignut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The panel at the back of the cab has his logo and is striped with pignut hickory, red cedar, cypress and white oak. — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023

For drier sites, consider Eastern redcedar, hackberry, pignut hickory, American persimmon, sumacs and hophornbeam. — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1