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pignuts

pignuts is the plural 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)

Questions about pignuts

What is pignuts the plural of?
Pignuts is the plural of pignut.

Words near pignuts in the dictionary

  1. pignorative
  2. pignose turtle
  3. pignose turtles
  4. pignus amoris
  5. pignut
  6. pignuts
  7. pigopolies
  8. pigopolist
  9. pigopolists
  10. pigopoly
  11. Pigot

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