hickory

n. any of a number of North American hardwood trees of the walnut family; wood of the hickory tree

For other meanings of Hickory please see Hickory (disambiguation). Trees in the genus Carya (from Ancient Greek kary "nut") are commonly known as Hickory. The genus includes 17-19 species of deciduous trees with pinnately compound leaves and large nuts. A dozen or so species are native to North America (11–12 in the United States, 1 in Mexico), and 5–6 species from China and Indochina.
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Noun
1. valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
(hypernym) wood
(substance-holonym) hickory tree
2. American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
(synonym) hickory tree
(hypernym) nut tree
(hyponym) water hickory, bitter pecan, water bitternut, Carya aquatica
(member-holonym) Carya, genus Carya

n. hickory, any of a number of North American hardwood trees of the walnut family, wood of the hickory tree

n. hickory, hick