slovo | definícia |
pignut (encz) | pignut, n: |
pignut (gcide) | Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (ground"n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country
uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
(b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing
clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
(c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray.
(d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, {earth
chestnut}, hawknut, and pignut.
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Pignut (gcide) | Pignut \Pig"nut\ (p[i^]g"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
(a) See Groundnut
(d) .
(b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory ({Carya
glabra} syn. Carya porcina); also, the tree itself.
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pignut (wn) | pignut
n 1: an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: pignut,
pignut hickory, brown hickory, black hickory, {Carya
glabra}] |
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pignut hickory (encz) | pignut hickory, n: |
Pignut (gcide) | Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (ground"n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country
uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
(b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing
clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
(c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray.
(d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, {earth
chestnut}, hawknut, and pignut.
[1913 Webster]Pignut \Pig"nut\ (p[i^]g"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
(a) See Groundnut
(d) .
(b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory ({Carya
glabra} syn. Carya porcina); also, the tree itself.
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bitter pignut (wn) | bitter pignut
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7
or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn:
bitternut, bitternut hickory, bitter hickory, {bitter
pignut}, swamp hickory, Carya cordiformis] |
pignut hickory (wn) | pignut hickory
n 1: an American hickory tree having bitter nuts [syn: pignut,
pignut hickory, brown hickory, black hickory, {Carya
glabra}] |
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