Hognut

Hognut

Hognut or pignut can mean any of a number of unrelated plants:

* "Bunium bulbocastanum" (Black Cumin) or "Conopodium majus" (Kippernut) of the Apiaceae
* rushpeas, particularly "Hoffmannseggia glauca" (Indian Rushpea) and "Hoffmannseggia densiflora", of the Fabaceae
* "Carya glabra" (Pignut Hickory) of the Juglandaceae
* "Hyptis suaveolens" (Chan) of the Lamiaceae


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  • Hognut — Hog nut , n. (Bot.) (a) The pignut. See {Hickory}. (b) In England, the {Bunium flexuosum}, a tuberous plant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hognut — ☆ hognut [hôg′nut΄ ] n. PIGNUT …   English World dictionary

  • hognut — /ˈhɒgnʌt/ (say hognut) noun 1. → pignut. 2. → earthnut …  

  • hognut — /hawg nut , hog /, n. 1. the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra. 2. the tree itself. 3. the pignut. 4. the earthnut, Conopodium denudatum, of Europe. [1765 75; HOG + NUT] * * * …   Universalium

  • hognut — noun another term for earthnut …   English new terms dictionary

  • hognut — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : earthnut 1a 2. : pignut 2 3. : jamaica cobnut * * * /hawg nut , hog /, n. 1. the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra. 2. the tree itself …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bunium flexuosum — Hognut Hog nut , n. (Bot.) (a) The pignut. See {Hickory}. (b) In England, the {Bunium flexuosum}, a tuberous plant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Conopodium majus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division …   Wikipedia

  • Mockernut Hickory — Taxobox name = Mockernut Hickory image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Juglandaceae genus = Carya species = C. tomentosa binomial = Carya tomentosa binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Abernotte — Conopodium majus Conopodium majus …   Wikipédia en Français

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