pignut Syllabification: (pig·nut)Pronunciation: /ˈpigˌnət/Definition of pignut noun 1a hickory tree that bears nuts with thin husks. Genus Carya, family Juglandaceae: four North American species, black hickory (C. texana), pignut hickory (C. glabra), sand hickory (C. pallida), and scrub hickory (C. floridana) 2another term for earthnut (sense 1).pignut in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of pignut in the British & World English dictionary
