Pignut

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɪɡnÊŒt/

Origin

From pig + nut.

Full definition of pignut

Noun

1. The edible tuber of Conopodium majus, native to western Europe.
• 1610, , by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2I prithee, let me bring thee where crabs grow;And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts;
• 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Judgement of Dungara’, Black and White, Folio Society 2004, vol. 1, p. 382:Justus partially overcame their scruples against work, and taught them that the black earth was rich in other produce than pignuts only.
2. (US) Any of various types of hickory or their fruits; a hognut.