I've never experienced that myself, so just guessing at this point.
I do get some nuttiness from MO. However, I have made an IPA with 50% MO and didn't really notice the nuttiness over the hops.
Some people don't like mosaic hops, but never heard them describe it as nutty.
I also made Drew Beechum's Amarillo saison, using the same MO instead of pilsner malt, but don't get any of the nutty flavour in that.