black hickory

noun

Carya texana, a species of hickory.

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Texas hickorymockernutmockernut hickorywhite-heart hickorybig-bud hickoryCarya tomentosapignutpignut hickory
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Meanings

nounblack hickory (plural black hickories)

plural black hickories

  1. Carya texana, a species of hickory.

    Synonyms: Texas hickory

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCarya texana, a species of hickory.

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Texas hickory

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut

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mockernutmockernut hickorywhite-heart hickorybig-bud hickoryCarya tomentosa
Broader
hickoryhickory tree

nounan American hickory tree having bitter nuts

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pignutpignut hickorybrown hickoryCarya glabra
Broader
hickoryhickory tree

nounNorth American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut

Similar
black walnutblack walnut treeJuglans nigra
Broader
walnutwalnut tree
Also see
black walnutmockernutpignuttexas hickory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From black + hickory.

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Chicago

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