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Wing nut   /wɪŋ nət/   Listen
Wing nut

noun
1.
Any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia.  Synonym: wing-nut.
2.
A threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning.  Synonyms: butterfly nut, thumbnut, wing-nut, wing screw.





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Words linked to "Wing nut" :   nut, genus Pterocarya, butterfly nut, Pterocarya, Caucasian walnut, Pterocarya fraxinifolia, nut tree, wing-nut


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