Nut

nut, n. Fruit consisting of a hard shell 1CU inclosing ""-'Uiuub a kernel; a small block containing a female screw, used for retaining or tight ening a bolt, etc.: see Bolt.— v. t. To gather nuts. — Nuf meg, n. The kernel of the fruit of a tree, a native of the N t Molucca islands, but cultivated in the E. Indies: it is aromatic, and is used in cookery.