a chiefly North American tree of the walnut family, which yields useful timber and typically bears edible nuts 山核桃树。 参见 pecan
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 ■a stick made of hickory wood 山核桃木棍
(亦作 hickory wattle)(Austral.)an acacia tree that yields tough, close-grained timber (澳)轻木相思树
Genus Acacia, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular A. implexa 金合欢属,豆科: 数种,尤指轻木相思
语源
late 17th cent.: abbreviation of pohickery, the local Virginian name, from Algonquian pawcohiccora