Hickory

n.

1.

(Bot.) An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the Carya alba, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory, is the Carya glabra. The swamp hickory is Carya amara, having a nut whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter. Hickory shad a - (Zool.) The mattowacca, or fall herring. b - The gizzard shad.

Noun	1.	hickory - valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
	2.	hickory - American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts Synonyms: hickory tree

hickory tree, wood