bitternut
- noun
- /ˈbɪtərnʌt/
- US
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nuez amarga
- While hiking, we came across a grove of bitternut hickories along the riverbank.
- bitternut hickory
Examples
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The bitternut is easily recognized by its distinctive yellow buds.
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Squirrels often avoid the bitternut because of its intensely bitter seeds.
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The bitternut tree grows well in moist areas.
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Many animals rely on bitternuts for food in the fall.
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The bitternut tree is known for its distinctive compound leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets.
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We found a bitternut in the forest, whose thin-shelled nuts were bitter to taste.
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The wood from the bitternut hickory is often used for making furniture due to its durability.
Synonyms
A North American tree with leaves of seven or nine leaflets and thin-shelled, very bitter nuts
A hickory tree from eastern North America with leaves made of 7 or 9 small parts and thin, bitter nuts
A hickory tree with leaves that have seven or nine small parts and thin shelled nuts that taste very bitter
A tree in the eastern United States with leaves of seven or nine small parts and thin, very bitter nuts
A tree from the eastern United States with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin, very bitter nuts
Compounds
A North American tree with leaves of seven or nine leaflets and thin-shelled, very bitter nuts
A tree that has many narrow leaflets and bitter nuts and grows in wet parts of the southern United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bitternut comes from the English parts bitter and nut, meaning a 'bitter' tasting nut. It names a hickory tree whose thin-shelled nuts are very bitter, which is why animals often avoid them.
