hickory
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈhɪkəri/
- US
- Her home was surrounded by oak, cypress, and mockernut hickory trees, all draped heavily in Spanish moss.
- hickory nuts
- hickory forest
Examples
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Broken sunlight passed through water oaks and hickory trees a hundred feet tall, illuminating the colors of fall.
Fiction book (1996) -
A breeze came down the side of the mountain, rattling the leafless branches of the hickories.
Fiction book (2001) -
The eastern half of the state contains forests of pine, oak, and hickory.
Academic text (2011) -
As she passed by the hickory tree on her way to the house, something scraped against the bark.
Fiction book (1994) -
The girls ride down along a stand of hickories and poplars to a river.
Fiction book (1998) -
We were walking through a stand of oaks and hickories now.
Fiction book (2002) -
One fine October day, Dick, Ted, and Chip went into Dick's hickory grove to gather nuts.
Fiction book (2001) -
Forests of hickory, maple, and tulip poplar open here and there into wavy, tree-edged meadows.
Fiction book (2002) -
Midday, Inman and Veasey came upon a new-sawn tree, a fair-sized hickory, felled parallel to the track they walked.
Fiction book (1997) -
The hickory tree produces nuts that are enjoyed by both humans and wildlife.
Synonyms
1
4.4
An American tree with strong wood used for furniture that produces edible nuts
Compounds
2
8.5
A nickname for Andrew Jackson, the 7th United States president known for being tough
- US
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4.4
An American tree with strong wood used for furniture that produces edible nuts
1
9.9
A North American tree with smooth bark, leaves that have seven to nine leaflets, and hard nuts you can eat
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8.2
A hickory tree that grows in wet southern United States areas with many narrow leaves and bitter nuts
- US
1
9.8
A small pine tree with two long needles, dark peeling bark, and cones with sharp tips
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9.1
A North American tree with leaves of seven or nine leaflets and thin-shelled, very bitter nuts
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8.3
A large tree from the eastern United States that makes very big, sweet nuts
- Specialized
A hickory tree that grows in the eastern United States and has very large edible nuts
A hickory tree with leaves that have seven or nine small parts and thin shelled nuts that taste very bitter
A tree from the southern United States and Mexico that has hard nuts shaped like nutmeg
A tree from the eastern United States with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin, very bitter nuts
A North American tree with loose grey shaggy bark that makes large edible nuts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hickory comes from an Algonquian Native American word such as pawcohiccora, which meant 'nut tree'. So the name stuck to the North American tree known for its edible nuts and strong timber.