king nut king·nut uncommon noun 1. hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut Synonymsbig shellbarkbig shellbark hickorybig shagbarkking nutking nut hickoryCarya laciniosa Related words Word family king nut hickory Broader terms hickory Parts Carya Part of hickory nut WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
