Hickory — Taxobox name = Hickory image width = 230px image caption = Hickory at Morton Arboretum Accession 29 U 10 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Juglandaceae genus = Carya genus authority = Nutt.… … Wikipedia
hickory — /hik euh ree, hik ree/, n., pl. hickories. 1. any of several North American trees belonging to the genus Carya, of the walnut family, certain species of which bear edible nuts or yield a valuable wood. Cf. pecan, shagbark. 2. the wood of any of… … Universalium
Hickory — /hik euh ree, hik ree/, n. a city in W North Carolina. 20,757. * * * Any of about 18 species of deciduous timber and nut producing trees that make up the genus Carya, in the walnut family. About 15 species are native to eastern North America and… … Universalium
hickory — UK [ˈhɪkərɪ] / US noun Word forms hickory : singular hickory plural hickories a) [countable] a tree that produces nuts and grows mainly in North America b) [uncountable] the hard wood of a hickory tree … English dictionary
hickory — 1. adjective /ˈhɪkəriː,ˈhɪkriː/ Of or pertaining to the hickory tree or its wood. 2. noun /ˈhɪkəriː,ˈhɪkriː/ a) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genus Carya or Annamocarya. b) The wood of this tree … Wiktionary
hickory — hick|o|ry [ hıkəri ] noun count a tree that produces nuts and grows mainly in North America a. uncount the hard wood of a hickory tree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hickory — hick·o·ry || hɪkÉ™rɪ n. any of a number of North American hardwood trees of the walnut family; wood of the hickory tree … English contemporary dictionary
Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in … Universalium
Hickory (disambiguation) — Hickory may refer to:* Hickory, a type of tree ( Carya species) found in North America and East Asia.* Places in the United States: ** Hickory, Alabama ** Hickory, Kentucky ** Hickory, Louisiana ** Hickory, Maryland ** Hickory, Mississippi **… … Wikipedia
Hickory Hill Park — is a large natural area in northeast Iowa City, Iowa consisting of convert|190|acre|km2 of forest, abandoned fields, reconstructed prairie, wetlands, and parkland centered around Ralston Creek and its tributary drainages. It is owned and… … Wikipedia
