Hickory Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBThe meaning of HICKORY is any of a genus (Carya) of North American hardwood trees of the walnut family that often have sweet edible nuts.
Hickory - Wikipedia
WEBHickory flowers are small, yellow-green catkins produced in spring. They are wind-pollinated and self-incompatible. The fruit is a globose or oval nut, 2–5 cm (0.8–2.0 in) long and 1.5–3 cm (0.6–1.2 in) diameter, enclosed in a four- …
HICKORY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBHickory definition: any of several North American trees belonging to the genus Carya, of the walnut family, certain species of which bear edible nuts or yield a valuable wood.. See examples of HICKORY used in a sentence.
HICKORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBHICKORY definition: 1. a small tree from North America and East Asia that has nuts that can be eaten, or the hard wood…. Learn more.
HICKORY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
WEBHICKORY meaning: 1. a small tree from North America and East Asia that has nuts that can be eaten, or the hard wood…. Learn more.
HICKORY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEB3 days ago · 1. any of a genus ( Carya) of North American trees of the walnut family, with compound leaves, solid pith, and hard nuts. 2. the hard, tough wood of any of these trees. 3. a switch or cane as of this wood.
Hickory - definition of hickory by The Free Dictionary
WEBn., pl. -ries. 1. any North American tree of the genus Carya, of the walnut family: some bear edible nuts or yield a valuable wood. 2. the wood of any of these trees. 3. a switch or stick of this wood.
Hickory - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBDefinitions of hickory. noun. American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts. synonyms: hickory tree. see more. noun. valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees. see more. Pronunciation.
Hickory Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
WEBHickory definition: Any of several chiefly North American deciduous trees of the genus Carya, having smooth or shaggy bark, pinnately compound leaves, and hard smooth nuts, each containing an edible seed and surrounded by a husk that splits into four valves.
HICKORY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
WEBany of several North American trees belonging to the genus Carya, of the walnut family, certain species of which bear edible nuts or yield a valuable wood. Compare pecan, shagbark. 2. the wood of any of these trees. 3. a switch, stick, etc., of this wood. 4. Baseball slang. a baseball bat.
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