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单词 shagbark
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shagbark

[ shag-bahrk ]
/ ˈʃægˌbɑrk /

noun

a hickory, Carya ovata, having shaggy, rough bark and yielding a valuable wood.
the wood.
the ellipsoidal, slightly angular nut of this tree.
Also called shagbark hickory (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin of shagbark

First recorded in 1685–95; shag(gy) + bark2

Words nearby shagbark

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Example sentences from the Web for shagbark

  • Shagbark can be put on, I suppose, ten other kinds of hickory, but the pecan can not.

    Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the|Various
  • Shagbark hickory has also been grown, but not in large enough quantity to include it in the list of available trees.

    Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
  • Dr. Deming: This is undoubtedly a Shagbark—mockernut hybrid.

    Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

British Dictionary definitions for shagbark

shagbark

shellbark

/ (ˈʃæɡˌbɑːk) /

noun

a North American hickory tree, Carya ovata, having loose rough bark and edible nuts
the wood of this tree, used for tool handles, fuel, etc
the light-coloured hard-shelled nut of this tree

Word Origin for shagbark

C18: so called because of the texture of its bark
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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