| NOUN | plant | wing nut, wing-nut | any tree of the genus Pterocarya |
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| artifact | wing nut, wing-nut, wing screw, butterfly nut, thumbnut | a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning |
| Meaning | Any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia. | |
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| Synonym | wing-nut | |
| Member of | Pterocarya, genus Pterocarya | (Asiatic nut trees) wing nuts |
| Narrower | Caucasian walnut, Pterocarya fraxinifolia | medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit |
| Broader | nut tree | Tree bearing edible nuts |
| Meaning | A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning. | |
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| Synonyms | wing-nut, wing screw, butterfly nut, thumbnut | |
| Broader | nut | A small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt |
| Spanish | palomilla, tuerca mariposa | |
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