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Noun: hickory nut
  1. Small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories

Derived forms: hickory nuts

Type of: edible nut, nut

Part of: big shagbark, big shellbark, big shellbark hickory, Carya laciniosa, Carya ovata, king nut, king nut hickory, shagbark, shagbark hickory, shellbark, shellbark hickory

Encyclopedia: Hickory nut