A nut is a fruit composed of an inedible hard shell and a seed, which is generally edible. In general usage, a wide variety of dried seeds are called nuts, but in a botanical context "nut" implies that the shell does not open to release the seed. Almond Almond Butter Beech Brazil Nuts Breadnut Candlenut Cashews Chestnuts Chia seed Filbert (Corylus maxima) Flax seed Hazelnut (Corylus avellana) Hemp seed Hickory Nuts Kola nut Litchi Nuts Macadamia Nutello Peanut Peanut Butter Pecans Pignola (Pine) Pine nut Pinon nuts Pistachio Poppy Pumpkin Sesame Soy Nuts Sunflower Walnut