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Carya laciniosa

Carya laciniosa

9.9
A tree from eastern North America with large nuts and shaggy bark
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : nuez de cáscara de hickory
  • The nuts of the Carya laciniosa are larger than those of most other hickories.

Examples

  • The Carya laciniosa tree is often recognized by its shaggy bark and large nuts.

  • The Carya laciniosa is commonly found along riverbanks in the Midwest and eastern United States.

  • Botanists carefully studied the bark patterns of Carya laciniosa to differentiate it from similar species.

  • The Carya laciniosa tree produces large nuts.

  • I found a Carya laciniosa in my backyard.

  • In the eastern United States, the Carya laciniosa thrives in rich, moist soils.

  • The nuts from the Carya laciniosa provide a rich source of food for local wildlife.

Synonyms

shellbark hickory
vsCarya laciniosa
  • US
8.6

A North American tree with loose grey shaggy bark that makes large edible nuts

has identical meaning but is the fuller two word common name
shellbark
vsCarya laciniosa
  • US
9.9

A North American hickory tree with thick, peeling grey bark and large edible nuts

has identical meaning but is the shorter single word common name

Surface Forms

Carya laciniosa singular
Carya laciniosas plural

Morphology

Carya + laciniosa

This is a Latin scientific binomial: 'Carya' names the hickory genus but 'laciniosa' is a Latin adjective not listed in the learner-facing dictionary entry, so the specific species sense is not transparently derivable from everyday English word knowledge. Binomial nomenclature and Latin modifiers are domain-specific and not predictable to a B1 learner even if they recognise 'Carya' as a tree genus, making the overall term opaque.

Etymology

Carya laciniosa comes from old words: Carya means 'nut' and laciniosa means 'fringed' or 'torn', a picture of its loose, shaggy bark. So the name points to the tree's very large 'nuts' and its shaggy 'bark', which helps you remember this hickory.