hickory

1. n. An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory, is the C. glabra. The swamp hickory is C. amara, having a nut whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter. Source: opted

2. n. valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees Source: wordnet

3. n. American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts Source: wordnet

4. An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory, is the C. glabra. The swamp hickory is C. amara, having a nut whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter. Hickory shad. (Zoöl.) (a) The mattowacca, or fall herring. (b) The gizzard shad. Source: webster

5. An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are severalspecies. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough bark; itaffords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory,is the C. glabra. The swamp hickory is C. amara, having a nut whoseshell is very thin and the kernel bitter. Hickory shad. (Zoöl.) (a)The mattowacca, or fall herring. (b) The gizzard shad. Source: adambom

6. n:100 n. valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees n. American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts Source: ecdict

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