hickory
/ˈhɪkərɪ/noun
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- a chiefly North American tree of the walnut family, which yields useful timber and typically bears edible nuts山核桃树。
1.1
- Genus Carya, family Juglandaceae: several species, including the shagbark hickory (C. ovata), with shaggy peeling bark.山核桃属, 胡桃科：数种, 包括小糙皮山核桃树（拉丁名 C. ovata）, 树皮粗糙剥落。参见 PECAN.
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- a stick made of hickory wood山核桃木手杖。
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- （亦作 hickory wattle）Austral. an acacia tree that yields tough, close-grained timber〈澳〉轻木相思树。
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- Genus Acacia, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular A. implexa.金合欢属, 豆科：数种, 尤指轻木相思。
词源
late 17th cent.: abbreviation of pohickery, the local Virginian name, from Algonquian pawcohiccora.