buffalo nut buffalo nut /ˈbʌfəloʊ nʌt/

noun

1. Shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes  ( buffalo nut , Pyrularia pubera , rabbitwood )
   shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes
   
2. Oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood  ( buffalo nut , elk nut , oil nut )
   oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood