Nicker nut \Nick"er nut`\ A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus {C[ae]salpinia}. {C. Bonduc} has yellowish seeds; {C. Bonducella}, bluish gray. [Spelt also {neckar nut}, {nickar nut}.]