English dictionary
hickory
/'h/I/k/@/r/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
Source: WordNet 3.0
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American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
Synonyms hickory treeSource: WordNet 3.0
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An American tree of the genus <i>Carya</i>, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the <i>C. alba</i>, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory, is the <i>C. glabra</i>. The swamp hickory is <i>C. amara</i>, having a nut whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter.
Source: webster1913