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A nut is a seed of a plant.

Botanical definition


A nut in botany is a simple dry fruit with one seed (rarely two) in which the ovary wall becomes very hard (stony or woody) at maturity, and where the seed remains unattached or unfused with the ovary wall. Most nuts come from pistils with inferior ovaries (see flower) and all are indehiscent (not opening at maturity). True nuts are produced - for example - by some plants-families of the order Fagales. Note that not all true nuts are edible; some (e.g. birch, alder, hornbeam, wingnut) are too small to be worth eating, while others (e.g. tanoak) are too bitter to be edible.
Order Fagales

Culinary definition and uses


A nut in cuisine is a much less restrictive category than a nut in botany, the term being applied (or misapplied, depending upon the viewpoint) to many seeds that are not true nuts. Any large, oily kernel found within a shell and used in food may be regarded as a nut. Because nuts generally have a high oil content, they are a highly prized food and energy source. A large number of seeds are edible by humans and used in cooking, eaten raw, sprouted, or roasted as a snack food, or pressed for oil that is used in cookery and cosmetics. By the same token, nuts (or seeds generally) are a significant source of nutrition for wildlife. This is particularly true in temperate climates where animals such as jays and squirrels store acorns and other nuts during the autumn to keep them from starving during the winter and early spring.

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Plain oatmeal = nasty shit. Oatmeal with dried fruit and nuts = yum. Chocolate chip pancakes with whipped cream would be the bombdiggity.
perpstu (perpstu) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:57:18 -0000
Plain oatmeal = nasty shit. Oatmeal with dried fruit and nuts = yum. Chocolate chip pancakes with whipped cream would be the bombdiggity.
@emma_shone it's a box from graze.com and it's got like nuts and fruit in it... it's proper cool! But my postman is crap!
sarah_albionmag (Sarah Goodwin) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:18:43 -0000
@emma_shone it's a box from graze.com and it's got like nuts and fruit in it... it's proper cool! But my postman is crap!
I just ate the packet of cookies with the chocolate and nuts and dried fruit. I'll be much more fat than I'm.
agathqkazoo (Agath Q. Kazoo) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:56:03 -0000
I just ate the packet of cookies with the chocolate and nuts and dried fruit. I'll be much more fat than I'm.
@Sajarina oh absolutely, and nutritious, after all the contain dairy, carbs, and if you get a carrot cake, fruit and nuts!
sarahbrowngb (sassie_b) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:40:10 -0000
@Sajarina oh absolutely, and nutritious, after all the contain dairy, carbs, and if you get a carrot cake, fruit and nuts!
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Create a whole grain pilaf with a mixture of barley, wild rice, brown rice, broth and spices. Stir in toasted nuts or chopped dried fruit.
ohfpt (Frank the Trainer) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:35:43 -0000
Create a whole grain pilaf with a mixture of barley, wild rice, brown rice, broth and spices. Stir in toasted nuts or chopped dried fruit.

 
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