hickory
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Carya_Morton_29-U-10.jpg/220px-Carya_Morton_29-U-10.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Finished_hickory_1.jpg/220px-Finished_hickory_1.jpg)
Alternative forms
Etymology
A shortening of pockerchicory/pokickery/pohickery,[1] from an (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "alg" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. language, probably (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Algonquin pawcohiccora.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hickory (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the hickory tree or its wood.
Noun
hickory (plural hickories)
- Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genus Carya or Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
- (uncountable) The wood of these trees.
Translations
tree of genus Carya or Annamocarya
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wood of the tree
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Derived terms
Derived terms
References
- ^ 1975, Nicholas Hook, History of the English language: Here are early spellings recorded in America: 1608 — pawcohiccora
1618 — pockerchicory
1634 — pokickery
1653 — pohickery
1671 — hickery
1705 — hiccory
1792 — hickory
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