noun
- the nuts or fruits of certain trees, especially pignut hickory
Usage: regional; botanical
Examples
- The squirrels gathered hognuts from the hickory trees.
- Hognuts were an important food source for wildlife in the forest.
- The children collected hognuts during their nature walk.
- Wild turkeys often feed on hognuts in the fall.
- The old farmer knew where to find the best hognuts each autumn.