Definition of Hickory
Hick´o`ry
n.
1.
(Bot.)
An
American
tree
of
the
genus
Carya
,
of
which
there
are
several
species
.
The
shagbark
is
the
Carya
alba
,
and
has
a
very
rough
bark
;
it
affords
the
hickory
nut
of
the
markets
.
The
pignut
,
or
brown
hickory
,
is
the
Carya
glabra
.
The
swamp
hickory
is
Carya
amara
,
having
a
nut
whose
shell
is
very
thin
and
the
kernel
bitter
.
Hickory shad
a
-
(Zool.)
The
mattowacca
,
or
fall
herring
.
b
-
The
gizzard
shad
.
Related Words
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tree
,
wood
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