hickory

/hikəri/

Thân thiện

The squirrel gathers hickory nuts beneath the tall tree.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of North American hardwood tree: A deciduous tree belonging to the genus Carya, known for its strong, tough wood and its production of edible nuts.
   • The wood from this tree: A valuable, heavy, and hard timber obtained from hickory trees, prized for its strength and elasticity.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (referring to the tree):
  • The old hickory in the yard provides excellent shade.
  • Several species of hickory are native to this forest.
• Noun (referring to the wood):
  • The tool handle is made of durable hickory.
  • Hickory is often used for flooring and furniture due to its hardness.

Advanced Usage

• "Hickory-smoked": A culinary term describing food, especially meats, flavored by smoke from burning hickory wood.
  • We ordered hickory-smoked barbecue ribs.
• "Hickory nut": The edible nut produced by a hickory tree.
  • Squirrels were gathering hickory nuts for the winter.

Variants and Related Words

• Hickories (n): The plural form of hickory.
  • The property is lined with several large hickories.
• Pecan (n): A specific type of hickory tree () cultivated for its commercially valuable nut.
  • The pecan is a species of hickory.

Synonyms

• Hardwood: A general term for wood from broad-leaved trees, which includes hickory.
• Nut tree: A tree that produces nuts, a category that includes hickories.

Related Phrases

• "Tough as hickory": An idiom describing something or someone as very strong, resilient, or unyielding.
  • The old farmer was tough as hickory.

Học thuật

Noun

1. American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
2. valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hickory tree