A nut is a part of a plant formed as a seed, and often used as food by other lifeforms. In biology's strictest definition, a nut can only be formed by certain families of fruit-bearing plants, although in a culinary definition a nut can refer to any oil-bearing plant seed or pod.
A variety of ice cream, Trip Tucker's favorite, called Rocky Road consists of chocolate ice cream, chocolate chunks, marshmallows, and nuts. (ENT: "Oasis")
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External links
- Nut at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Nut (fruit) at Wikipedia