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edible nut vs hickory nut

hickory nut vs edible nut

edible nut and hickory nut both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
edible nut Yes No No No
hickory nut Yes No No No
As nouns, hickory nut is a hyponym of edible nut; that is, hickory nut is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than edible nut:
  • edible nut: a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
  • hickory nut: small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories
edible nut (noun) hickory nut (noun)
a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories
Difference between edible nut and hickory nut

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