hickory
noun(hick-o-ry)
any of a genus (Carya) of North American hardwood trees of the walnut family that often have sweet edible nuts
hickory
noun(hick-o-ry)
the usually tough wood of a hickory
hickory
noun(hick-o-ry)
a switch or cane (as of hickory wood) used especially for punishing a child
hickory
geographical name(hick-o-ry)
city in west central North Carolina population 40,010
hickory
noun(hick-o-ry)
a hickory (Carya ovata) of eastern North America with sweet edible nuts and a gray shaggy outer bark that peels off in long strips; also : its wood