bitternut hickory bit·ter·nut·hickory uncommon noun 1. hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts Synonymsbitternutbitternut hickorybitter hickorybitter pignutswamp hickoryCarya cordiformis Related words Broader terms hickory Parts Carya WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
