Definition of bitternut Bitternut

bit•ter•nut

We found 5 definitions of bitternut from 4 different sources.

What does bitternut mean?

Noun Plural: bitternuts
bitternut - hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
		bitternut hickory, bitter hickory, bitter pignut, swamp hickory, Carya cordiformis
		hickory tree, hickory American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts

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bitternut (Noun)
The bitternut hickory , , a common hickory tree native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
bitternut (Noun)
Its fruit, a bitter nut sometimes used as feed for livestock.