Pignut

Translation of "pignut" into Russian

Noun

/ˈpɪɡ.nʌt/

pignut

pignuts pl

земляной орех

The children dug up a pignut from the ground.

Дети выкопали земляной орех из земли.

Additional translations

лесной орех

свиное орех

Noun

/ˈpɪɡ.nʌt/

A type of hickory tree, specifically Carya glabra, known for its hard wood and small, bitter nuts.

The pignut tree in the backyard provides shade and attracts wildlife with its nuts.

The nut produced by the pignut hickory tree, which is small and bitter.

Squirrels often gather the pignuts that fall from the tree in autumn.

A type of wild plant, Conopodium majus, also known as earthnut or earth chestnut, which has edible tubers.

Foragers often seek out pignuts in the woods for their tasty underground tubers.

Adjective

/ˈpɪɡ.nʌt/

Relating to, made from, or characteristic of the pignut hickory or its nut.

The artisan crafted a pignut bowl from the tree’s dense wood.