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hognut

hognut noun: a pignut or hickory tree (Carya glabra of family Juglandaceae).

Noun

hognut (plural hognuts)

  1. (US) A pignut or hickory tree (Carya glabra of family Juglandaceae).
  2. (UK) A tuberous plant of family Apiaceae (Conopodium majus).
  3. Black cumin of family Apiaceae. (Bunium bulbocastanum).
  4. Certain rushpeas, particularly Hoffmannseggia glauca (syn. Hoffmannseggia densiflora) Indian rushpea, of the Fabaceae.
  5. A plant of species Mesosphaerum suaveolens (syn. Hyptis suaveolens), of family Lamiaceae.

Forms of hognut

pluralhognuts

Origin of hognut

From hog + nut.

Questions about hognut

What does hognut mean?
Hognut means a pignut or hickory tree (Carya glabra of family Juglandaceae).
What part of speech is hognut?
Hognut is a noun.
What is the plural of hognut?
The plural of hognut is hognuts.

Words near hognut in the dictionary

  1. Hogness boxes
  2. hognose
  3. hognose snake
  4. hognose snakes
  5. hognoses
  6. hognut
  7. hognuts
  8. hogo
  9. hogoo
  10. hogoos
  11. hogos

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