pignut, pignut hickory, brown hickory, black hickory, Carya glabra
(noun) an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pignut (plural pignuts)
The edible tuber of Conopodium majus, native to western Europe.
(US) Any of various types of hickory or their fruits; a hognut.
Simmondsia chinensis, jojoba.
• gun pit
Source: Wiktionary
Pig"nut, n. (Bot.) (a) See Groundnut (d). (b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory (Carya glabra, or porcina); also, the tree itself.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
