hick‧o‧ry /ˈhɪkəri/
noun (
plural hickories)
[uncountable and countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Algonquian;
Origin: pawcohiccora 'food made from crushed nuts']
a North American tree that produces nuts, or the wood that comes from this tree
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