English > hickory nut: 1 sense > noun 1, food| Meaning | small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories. |
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| Part of | big shellbark, big shellbark hickory, big shagbark, king nut, king nut hickory, Carya laciniosa | hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger / larger nut |
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| shagbark, shagbark hickory, shellbark, shellbark hickory, Carya ovata | North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts |
| Broader | edible nut | A hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell |
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