Nut
From Wikinfo
- A nut is a type of fruit borne by certain flowering plants. See Nut (fruit).
- A nut is a type of hardware used for fastening in conjunction with bolts and screws (See Nut (hardware)) and a device used in climbing .
- In Egyptian mythology, Nut is an alternate spelling for Nuit, (see Nuit).
- A nut is also a derogative slang term for a crazy person.
- A nut is a small strip of hard material used to stop string vibrations on some stringed instruments. It is located at the upper end of a fingerboard and, along with the bridge, defines the vibrating lengths of the strings.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Nut" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut, used under the GNU Free Documentation License

