valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
"The carpenter selected a piece of hickory for the table legs because its dense, hard wood could withstand years of heavy use."
American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
"The hickory tree provided a abundant supply of crunchy, edible nuts for the local wildlife."
Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genus Carya or Annamocarya.
"The hickory tree dropped its hard, green leaves as autumn arrived in the forest."
In plain English: Hickory is a type of strong, hard wood that comes from hickory trees and is often used to make baseball bats or furniture.
"The hickory tree in our backyard produces delicious nuts every autumn."
Of or pertaining to the hickory tree or its wood.
"The old baseball bat was made of solid hickory, known for being incredibly durable and strong."
"The hickory nuts in our bag were still fresh from yesterday's harvest."
The word hickory is a shortened form of earlier English variants like pockerchicory and pohickery. These terms were borrowed directly from the Powhatan language, where pawcohiccora referred to the tree or its nuts.