pignut
Wild woodland tuber
Pignut is a name for several plants with edible underground tubers, particularly a North American hickory tree bearing small, bitter nuts, or a European plant in the carrot family with small tubers.
The name reflects that pigs root for and eat these buried nuts and tubers: We dug up pignuts in the woods.
Forested land area
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- British countrysideEngland's agricultural landscape
- digUnearth by shoveling
- grubbingDigging up roots
seasonal · traditional food · survival food · bushcraft · understory · native plant · meadow · grassland
Hickory with peeling bark
- pecanEdible hickory seed
- bitternutAstringent hickory seed
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- mastVessel's sail support
canopy · bark · hardwood · timber · lumber · Appalachian · native · sawmill
Edible root or tuber
- edibleSafe to consume
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- foragedSought wild food
nutty · bulb · corm · rhizome · perennial · tuberous · British · hedgerow
Uncultivated flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- nativeOriginating from a place
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
- floraPlants of a region
woodland
Forested land area
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- British countrysideEngland's agricultural landscape
- digUnearth by shoveling
grubbing · seasonal · traditional food · survival food · bushcraft · understory · native plant · meadow · grassland · pasture
shagbark
Hickory with peeling bark
mast · canopy · bark · hardwood · timber · lumber · Appalachian · native · sawmill · carpentry
earthnut
Edible root or tuber
- edibleSafe to consume
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
foraged · nutty · bulb · corm · rhizome · perennial · tuberous · British · hedgerow · woodland floor
wildflower
Uncultivated flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- nativeOriginating from a place
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil