hognut

noun — 5 senses

hognut

noun

Etymology From hog + nut.

1

US A pignut or hickory tree (Carya glabra of family Juglandaceae).

2

UK A tuberous plant of family Apiaceae (Conopodium majus).

3

Black cumin of family Apiaceae. (Bunium bulbocastanum).

4

Certain rushpeas, particularly Hoffmannseggia glauca (syn. Hoffmannseggia densiflora) Indian rushpea, of the Fabaceae.

5

A plant of species Mesosphaerum suaveolens (syn. Hyptis suaveolens), of family Lamiaceae.

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