hickory


Definition: Meaning of, hickory in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhɪk(ə)ri /

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hickory hickories
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a North American tree that produces nuts, or the wood that comes from this tree
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hickory used in phrases

  • Old Hickory (noun)
    1. 1767-1845 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency
  • big shellbark hickory (noun)
    1. hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
  • big-bud hickory (noun)
    1. smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
  • bitter hickory (noun)
    1. hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
  • bitternut hickory (noun)
    1. hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
  • black hickory (noun)
    1. smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
    2. an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
  • brown hickory (noun)
    1. an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
  • hickory nut (noun)
    1. small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories
  • hickory pine (noun)
    1. Appalachians a small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales
  • hickory tree (noun)
    1. american hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
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