mockernut

[ mok-er-nuht ]

noun

1. a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
2. the nut itself.

mockernut

/ ˈmɒkəˌnʌt /

noun

1. Also calledblack hickory a species of smooth-barked hickory, Carya tomentosa, with fragrant foliage that turns bright yellow in autumn
2. the nut of this tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of mockernut¹

1795–1805, Americanism; apparently mocker ( def ) + nut

Word History and Origins

Origin of mockernut¹

so called because the nut is difficult to extract

Example Sentences

But there are 10 trees on the conservancy’s list that will soon be planted on Lookout Hill, including three types of hickories with irresistible names — the pignut hickory, the shagbark hickory and the mockernut hickory.

From New York Times

The hickories, shagbark, and mockernut, show scales more than three inches long.

From Project Gutenberg

THE mockernut, or white hickory, is common on well-drained soils throughout the State.

From Project Gutenberg

Of other hickories I know little, for the false shagbark, the mockernut, the pignut, and the rest of the family have not been disclosed to me often enough to put me at ease with them.

From Project Gutenberg

The pignut, mockernut, and bitternut have a rather general distribution especially in the central and northern parts of the state.

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