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hognut

American  
[hawg-nuht, hog-] / ˈhɔgˌnʌt, ˈhɒg- /

noun

  1. the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.

  2. the tree itself.

  3. the pignut.

  4. the earthnut, Conopodium denudatum, of Europe.

hognut British  
/ ˈhɒɡˌnʌt /

noun

  1. another name for pignut

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Etymology

Origin of hognut

First recorded in 1765–75; hog + nut

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