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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An eastern North American hickory tree (Carya ovata) having shaggy bark and hard-shelled nuts with edible kernels.
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- noun A common
hickory found in the eastern USA and in southern Canada, scientific name Carya ovata
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- noun North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts
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