Shagbark

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A North-American hickory (Carya ovata) that has shaggy bark in mature trees; shagbark hickory

    "Trees such as the pin oak, the shagbark hickory, the linden, and the sugar maple are the arboreal equivalent of the high school student council."

  2. 2
    North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts wordnet
  3. 3
    A West Indian leguminous tree, Pithecellobium micradenium.

Synonyms

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carya ovatashagbark hickoryshellbarkshellbark hickory

Example

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"Trees such as the pin oak, the shagbark hickory, the linden, and the sugar maple are the arboreal equivalent of the high school student council."

Etymology

From shag + bark.

Related phrases

shagbark hickory

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