Associations to the word «Bitternut»

Wiktionary

BITTERNUT, noun. The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
BITTERNUT, noun. Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.

Dictionary definition

BITTERNUT, noun. Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne