hickory
noun
hick·o·ry
ˈhi-k(ə-)rē 
plural hickories
1
a
: any of a genus (Carya) of North American hardwood trees of the walnut family that often have sweet edible nuts
b
: the usually tough wood of a hickory
2
: a switch or cane (as of hickory wood) used especially for punishing a child
hickory
adjective
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But the city park, a former centerpiece of the town that was once lined with towering oaks and hickories, and alive with a pool and ballfields and playgrounds, still looks like a big, vacant field with mangled tree stumps, empty concrete slabs, and a few piles of bricks from the old dugouts.
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Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024
Back in Arkansas, 20 more miles of riding, partly through the Mark Twain National Forest, where hardwood trees like oak and hickory offer a vibrant autumn backdrop, bring you to Eureka Springs.
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
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Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024
Back in Arkansas, 20 more miles of riding, partly through the Mark Twain National Forest, where hardwood trees like oak and hickory offer a vibrant autumn backdrop, bring you to Eureka Springs.
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
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hickory
noun
hick·o·ry
ˈhik-(ə-)rē
plural hickories
1
: any of a genus of North American trees related to the walnut and having an edible nut with a hard shell
2
: the usually tough pale wood of a hickory
Geographical Definition
Hickory
geographical name
Hick·o·ry
ˈhi-kə-rē
city in west central North Carolina population 40,010
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