bitternut
noun
bit·ter·nut
variants
or bitternut hickory
: a hickory (Carya cordiformis) of the eastern U.S. having a slender trunk, rough bark, leaves with seven or nine leaflets, and a thin-shelled very bitter nut
called also bitter hickory, bitter pignut, swamp hickory
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“Bitternut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bitternut. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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