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pig-nut

pig-nut is the alternative form of pignut.

Meaning of pignut

Noun

pignut (plural pignuts)

  1. The edible tuber of Conopodium majus, native to western Europe.
    • I prithee, let me bring thee where crabs grow;
      And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts;1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
  2. (US) Any of various types of hickory or their fruits; a hognut.
  3. Simmondsia chinensis, jojoba.
  4. Pelleted food for pigs.
    • The standard feed for Pigs is the “Pig Nut” – which comes in either a large or a small pellet which contains all the nutrients that they need.(Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Forms of pig-nut

pluralpig-nuts

Questions about pig-nut

What is pig-nut the alternative form of?
Pig-nut is the alternative form of pignut.

Words near pig-nut in the dictionary

  1. pig-jawed
  2. pig-nose turtle
  3. pig-nose turtles
  4. pig-nosed turtle
  5. pig-nosed turtles
  6. pig-nut
  7. pig-nuts
  8. pig-out
  9. pig-outs
  10. pig-proof
  11. pig-rat

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pig-nut (page history and authors); pignut (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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