hognut [hawg-nuht, hog-] Word Origin noun
- the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
- the tree itself.
- the pignut.
- the earthnut, Conopodium denudatum, of Europe.
Origin of hognut First recorded in 1765–75; hog + nut British Dictionary definitions for hognut hognut noun
- another name for pignut