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wing nut

/wɪŋ_nət/

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noun
a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
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noun
any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia
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genus pterocarya Asiatic nut trees: wing nuts
pterocarya Asiatic nut trees: wing nuts
drip culture a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing