mockernut

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mokər nut′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mock•er•nut  (mokər nut′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
  2. Plant Biologythe nut itself. Also called mockernut hickory. 
  • apparently mocker + nut 1795–1805, American.


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