noun
hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts
• Syn: ↑bitter pecan, ↑water bitternut, ↑Carya aquatica
• Hypernyms: ↑hickory, ↑hickory tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Carya, ↑genus Carya
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noun : a hickory (Carya aquatica) of the southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts — called also bitter pecan, water bitternut
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water hickory,
a hickory with bitter nuts, found in the southern United States.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.