WordNet
edible nut
n. a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
Usage examples of "edible nut".
Aldiss INSTINCT 93Lester del Rey THE TWONKY 109Lewis Padgett THE HUNTING LODGE 133Randall Garrett WITH FOLDED HANDS 170Jack Williamson Introduction The first man to use a machine was the first of our primitive ancestors who picked up a rock to hurl at some passing animal or to crack open some edible nut.