Meanings
nounmockernut (plural mockernuts)
plural mockernuts
- Carya tomentosa, a common North American hickory bearing large nuts with only a small edible part.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
Similar
Broader
hickoryhickory tree
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mockernut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mockernut
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“mockernut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mockernut. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mockernut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mockernut.
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