| wing-nut 
 
 1. any tree of the genus Pterocarya;
 fruit is a small winged nutlet;
 Caucasus to southeastern Asia
 • Syn:
 wing nut
 • Hypernyms:
 nut tree
 • Hyponyms:
 Caucasian walnut, Pterocarya fraxinifolia
 • Member Holonyms:
 Pterocarya, genus Pterocarya
 2. a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
 • Syn:
 wing nut, wing screw, butterfly nut, thumbnut
 • Hypernyms:
 nut
 
 
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