Hickory

What do we mean by hickory?

Any of several chiefly North American deciduous trees of the genus Carya, having smooth or shaggy bark, pinnately compound leaves, and hard smooth nuts, each containing an edible seed and surrounded by a husk that splits into four valves. noun

The tough, heavy wood of one of these trees. noun

A walking stick or switch made from such wood. noun

A North American tree belonging to the genus Carya, of the natural order Juglandeœ. noun

The wood of this tree. noun

In Australia, a name applied to several trees the wood of which is used for the same purposes as that of the American hickories, especially the hickory-acacia, Acacia leprosa, the blackwood of Australia, Acacia Melanoxylon, and the hickory-eucalyptus, Eucalyptus punctata. noun

In Tasmania, a shrub or small tree of the rue family, Phebalium squameum, conspicuous for its strong smell, silvery under-surface of the leaves, and small pink-and-white flowers. noun

Same as white-heart hickory. noun

Same as pignut, 2. noun

Same as bitternut. noun

The shellbark, Hicoria ovata. noun

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. noun

The gizzard shad. noun

Of or pertaining to the hickory tree or its wood. adjective

Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genus Carya or Annamocarya. noun

The wood of these trees. noun

Valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees noun

American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts noun

Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genus Carya or Annamocarya.

The wood of these trees.

Words that are spelled similarly to hickory:
hickory, chickory.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word hickory:
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Words that rhyme with hickory:
trickery, vicary, vickrey, liquor he, quicker he, sick hurry, sicker he, vicar he.

Adjectives that are often used to describe hickory:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective hickory:
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Consonant match to hickory:
hakea.

Words that sound like hickory:
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