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

The pignut and the mockernut hickories are found in the southern hardwood belt along Lake Erie.

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Note: Mr. Stoke showed the group a picture of a mockernut tree in one of his fields which he had girdled to kill it.

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The mockernut is the hickory-nut with a dark, brownish-colored shell, hard and thick and not easily cracked.

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The bitternut (Hicoria minima) can be told from the mockernut and other species of hickory by its bud, which has no scales at all.

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Soil and location: The mockernut hickory grows on a great variety of soils, but prefers one which is rich and well-drained.

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