The (frequently edible) nut of a hickory tree, genus Carya. Also: the fruit of such a tree, a fleshy husk enclosing the nut. Cf. hickory, n. 3.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > pecan or hickory (14) hickory nut1670 The (frequently edible) nut of a hickory tree, genus Carya. Also: the fruit of such a tree, a fleshy husk enclosing the nut. Cf. hickory, n. 3. hickory1705 The nut or fruit of a North American hickory tree. Cf. hickory nut, n. 1. pecan1761 A smooth pinkish-brown nut with a sweet, richly flavoured kernel, the fruit of the tree Carya illinoiensis (see sense 2). pecan nut1762 mockernut1804 A North American hickory, Carya tomentosa (more fully mockernut hickory). Also: the fruit of this tree, a large nut with a small kernel. Subcategories:— types of (1) — pecan or hickory tree (8) |
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