hognut

Meaning

Noun

  • The pignut or hickory (Carya glabra (species) of family Juglandaceae).
  • Conopodium majus (species), a tuberous plant of the Apiaceae.
  • Bunium bulbocastanum (black cumin) of the Apiaceae.
  • Certain rushpea, particularly Hoffmannseggia glauca (species) (syn. Hoffmannseggia densiflora (species)) Indian rushpea, of the Fabaceae.
  • Hyptis suaveolens (species) of the Lamiaceae.

Origin

  • hog + nut

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