1653 W. Basse Pastorals & Other Poems in (1893) 331 Though some sayd he bore a Nut-like fruite, Most voyces held 'twas but a kinde of Mast.
1830 J. Lindley 181 Seeds nut-like.
1910 44 286 Nor is the nut-like character of the seed a constant character, for the nut-pine of Italy is a hard pine.
2001 B. Geddes 240/2 Though acrid-tasting in its raw state, the root has a somewhat nutlike flavor when cooked.