HyperDic: hickory_nut

English > 1 sense of the expression hickory nut:
NOUNfoodhickory nutsmall hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories
English > hickory nut: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaningsmall hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories.
Part ofbig shellbark, big shellbark hickory, big shagbark, king nut, king nut hickory, Carya laciniosahickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger / larger nut
shagbark, shagbark hickory, shellbark, shellbark hickory, Carya ovataNorth American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts
Broaderedible nutA hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell

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