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bitternut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bit-ter-nut
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.

noun

Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.

Etymology

From bitter + nut.

Inflected Forms

bitternuts (plural)

Synonyms

bitternut hickory bitter hickory bitter pignut swamp hickory carya cordiformis

Questions

What does bitternut mean?
The bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis, a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
Where does bitternut come from?
From bitter + nut.

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