black hickory meaning and definition

BLACK HICKORY noun

Definition of black hickory (noun)

1. smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
   • synonyms: big-bud hickory, Carya tomentosa, mockernut, mockernut hickory, white-heart hickory
2. an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
   • synonyms: brown hickory, Carya glabra, pignut, pignut hickory
3. North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
   • synonyms: black walnut, black walnut tree, Juglans nigra