bitternut

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Synonyms: butternut, bitterful, bittern, bitterest, bitterns, bitternuts, butter nut, internut

Antonyms: butternut, bitterful, bittern, bitterest, bitterns, bitternuts, butter nut, internut

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Noun

1. The {{vern|bitternut hickory}}, {{taxlink|Carya cordiformis|species}}, a common [[hickory]] tree native to the eastern [[United States]] and southeast [[Canada]].
2. Its [[fruit]], a bitter nut sometimes used as [[feed]] for [[livestock]].

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