Hickory Tree (Noun)
Meaning
American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The property features a picturesque landscape with several tall hickory trees scattered across the grounds.
- Shagbark hickory trees produce nuts rich in flavor that many wild animals enjoy during winter months.
- At the center of the village stood a centuries-old hickory tree believed to possess sacred healing properties.
- Throughout North America, people value hickory trees not just for their beautiful timber, but for the tasty edible nuts as well.
- Tim often ventures out to collect the finest nuts that have fallen from his neighbor's bountiful hickory tree every autumn season.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Mockernut
- Bitter Hickory
- Water Hickory
- Black Hickory
- Carya Cordiformis
- White-heart Hickory
- King Nut Hickory
- Water Bitternut
- Shellbark
- Carya Tomentosa
- Bitternut
- Carya Glabra
- Shellbark Hickory
- Carya Myristiciformis
- King Nut
- Carya Ovata
- Brown Hickory
- Big Shagbark
- Pignut
- Big-bud Hickory
- Nutmeg Hickory
- Swamp Hickory
- Big Shellbark
- Carya Laciniosa
- Bitter Pignut
- Carya Aquatica
- Shagbark