noun
Meaning 1
Carya texana, a species of hickory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Texas hickory
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
black hickory
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noun
Meaning 2
North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: black walnut, black walnut tree, Juglans nigra
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: walnut, walnut tree
noun
Meaning 3
an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pignut, pignut hickory, brown hickory, Carya glabra
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hickory, hickory tree
noun
Meaning 4
smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mockernut, mockernut hickory, white-heart hickory, big-bud hickory, Carya tomentosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hickory, hickory tree
History
Etymology
From black + hickory.