Nutling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nutling is a noun meaning (rare) A small or juvenile nut; a nutlet.
Meaning
(rare) A small or juvenile nut; a nutlet.
Example Sentences
Seed is very hard to get; the carpels fall while yet green, and you have to quest around each clump to detect the green nutlings lurking here and there in the chinks of the shingle; and then the catching them becomes an agitating business, [...]
Word Forms
- nutlings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nublet, niblet, nubbin, nickernut, wingnut, nut-head.
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