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mockernut

/mok-er-nuht/US // ˈmɒk ərˌnʌt //UK // (ˈmɒkəˌnʌt) //

嘲讽,坚果,讥讽的人,讥讽的说

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
    • : the nut itself.

Examples

  • The pignut and the mockernut hickories are found in the southern hardwood belt along Lake Erie.

  • Note: Mr. Stoke showed the group a picture of a mockernut tree in one of his fields which he had girdled to kill it.

  • The mockernut is the hickory-nut with a dark, brownish-colored shell, hard and thick and not easily cracked.

  • The bitternut (Hicoria minima) can be told from the mockernut and other species of hickory by its bud, which has no scales at all.

  • Soil and location: The mockernut hickory grows on a great variety of soils, but prefers one which is rich and well-drained.