shag-bark hickory

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• shag|bark — «SHAG BAHRK», noun. 1. a kind of hickory tree of eastern North America whose rough outer bark peels off in long strips. 2. the nut of this tree. Shagbarks have fairly thin shells and are considered the best hickory nuts. 3. its wood. 4. =… …   Useful english dictionary

• Shagbark hickory — Taxobox name = Shagbark Hickory image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Juglandaceae genus = Carya species = C. ovata binomial = Carya ovata binomial authority = (Mill.)… …   Wikipedia

• shagbark — shag•bark [[t]ˈʃægˌbɑrk[/t]] n. 1) pln a hickory, Carya ovata, having a coarse, shaggy bark 2) pln the rounded, ribbed, edible nut of this tree Also called shag′bark hick ory (for defs. 1, 2) …   From formal English to slang

• Carya alba — Shagbark Shag bark , n. (Bot.) A rough barked species of hickory ({Carya alba}), its nut. Called also {shellbark}. See {Hickory}. (b) The West Indian {Pithecolobium micradenium}, a legiminous tree with a red coiled up pod. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pithecolobium micradenium — Shagbark Shag bark , n. (Bot.) A rough barked species of hickory ({Carya alba}), its nut. Called also {shellbark}. See {Hickory}. (b) The West Indian {Pithecolobium micradenium}, a legiminous tree with a red coiled up pod. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shagbark — Shag bark , n. (Bot.) A rough barked species of hickory ({Carya alba}), its nut. Called also {shellbark}. See {Hickory}. (b) The West Indian {Pithecolobium micradenium}, a legiminous tree with a red coiled up pod. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shellbark — Shagbark Shag bark , n. (Bot.) A rough barked species of hickory ({Carya alba}), its nut. Called also {shellbark}. See {Hickory}. (b) The West Indian {Pithecolobium micradenium}, a legiminous tree with a red coiled up pod. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shagbark — ☆ shagbark [shag′bärk΄ ] n. 1. a hickory tree (Carya ovata) with gray, loose, rough bark 2. its wood 3. its edible nut …   English World dictionary

• shagbark — /shag bahrk /, n. 1. a hickory, Carya ovata, having rough, shaggy bark and yielding a valuable wood. 2. the wood. 3. the ellipsoidal, slightly angular nut of this tree. Also called shagbark hickory (for defs. 1, 2). [1685 95; SHAG(GY) + BARK2] *… …   Universalium

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