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*[[Pine nut]] is the seed of several species of [[pine]] ([[Pinophyta|coniferous]] trees).
*[[Pine nut]] is the seed of several species of [[pine]] ([[Pinophyta|coniferous]] trees).
*[[Pistachio]] nut is the seed of a thin-shelled drupe.
*[[Pistachio]] nut is the seed of a thin-shelled drupe.
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Nuts. In popular usage a nut is a hard vegetable product, usually a fruit, inclosing an edible part within a shell; and the edible kernel or meat is released by breaking the integument. Technically or botanically, a nut is a hard and indehiscent one-seeded pericarp arising from a compound ovary; but it is hardly to be expected that this very special use can prevail as against the long-established popular usage. In this article, the word nut is understood in its popular or usual application; it may be difficult to define, but it is readily understood.
The purpose of this catalogue, by C. A. Reed, is to name and describe all the nuts that are likely to be found in commerce in this country or which may be subjects of rather common inquiry. Not all of these nuts are grown or cultivated in this country and therefore some of the genera may not be found elsewhere in the Cyclopedia; that is to say, this is not a cultural article but only descriptive and is independent of any alphabetical entries elsewhere in the work. For the cultivation of nuts as practised in North America, see the article Nut-culture.
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==See also==
==See also==