mummy nut
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A nut left over in a tree after harvesting.
Example Sentences
- "Current control practices involve mechcanical destruction of the overwintering mummy nut host and one or two summer sprays directed at the larval stage."
- "In 1990/1991, 27 percent of the nuts were infested with one or more NOW larvae or pupae. Infested nuts had an average of 1.19 +/− 2.99 larvae or pupae per mummy nut."
- "Mummy nut removal by shaking or hand-poling prior to bloom has become a common practice by growers in California, where the navel orangeworm is the most significant insect pest."