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MOCKERNUT
mockernut, mockernut hickory, black hickory, white-heart hickory, big-bud hickory, Carya tomentosa
(noun) smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
mockernut (plural mockernuts)
Carya tomentosa, a common North American hickory bearing large nuts with only a small edible part.
Source: Wiktionary
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