Category:Nicker nut

Nick"er nut`.

Defn: a rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard Smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the Prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus cæsalpinia. C. Bonduc has yellowish seeds; c.bonducella, bluish gray. [spelt also Neckar nut, nickar nut.]