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pignut

/pig-nuht/US // ˈpɪgˌnʌt //UK // (ˈpɪɡˌnʌt) //

舌尖上的中国,舌吻,舌苔,舌尖上的幸福

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America.
    • : the tree itself.
    • : the tuber of a European plant, Conopodium denudatum.

Examples

  • The mocker-nut, pignut, and hairy hickory, perhaps adapt themselves best to sandy soils.

  • The pignut characteristics are very prominent, also the pecan characteristics.

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

  • I will italicize the pignut because, though I have never eaten it, I once tried to, and the first taste was all-sufficient.

  • "Pignut is another beautiful name," said Malcolm, who was disposed to be critical.

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