单词 | hickory |
释义 | Word Frequency hickory(ˈhɪkərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. any juglandaceous tree of the chiefly North American genus Carya, having nuts with edible kernels and hard smooth shells See also pecan, pignut (sense 1), bitternut (sense 1), shagbark 2. the hard tough wood of any of these trees 3. the nut of any of these trees 4. a switch or cane made of hickory wood Word origin C17: from earlier pohickery, from Algonquian pawcohiccora food made from ground hickory nuts |
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