brown hickory
- noun
- /braʊn ˈhɪkəri/
- Specialized
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nogal marrón
- The brown hickory tree stood tall in the forest.
Examples
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Many animals avoid eating the bitter nuts of the brown hickory.
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He used wood from the brown hickory to build a sturdy axe handle.
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The woods were filled with brown hickory and oak trees.
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Have you ever seen a brown hickory in bloom?
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Many animals avoid eating the bitter nuts of the brown hickory.
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He used wood from the brown hickory to build a sturdy axe handle.
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Have you ever seen a brown hickory in bloom?
Synonyms
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A North American tree that makes bitter edible nuts
A North American hickory tree with hard wood and bitter nuts
An American tree with hard bitter nuts and strong wood
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward color + noun compound where the meaning ('a hickory that is brown' or a brown-colored variety/species) is directly built from 'brown' and 'hickory'. Such modifiers are compositionally transparent and follow common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Brown hickory is a plain name that describes the tree: brown points to its smooth, dark bark and hickory names the type of tree known for hard wood and bitter nuts. So the phrase means 'an American hickory tree with brown bark'.