Nut

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An indehiscent 1-celled and 1-seeded hard and bony fruit, even if resulting from a compound ovary.CH Common usage however expands what are considered nuts beyond true nuts.

True nuts

Order Fagales

Common use nuts

These are often called or considered nuts, though they don't meet the strict botanical definition.

 
Korean Pine pine nuts — unshelled, and shell, above; shelled, below

Some fruits and seeds that are nuts in the culinary sense but not in the botanical sense:

See also


This article contains a definition from the Glossary of Gardening Terms.