hickory

noun

• 1a chiefly North American tree of the walnut family, which yields tough, heavy timber and typically bears edible nuts (pecans).

  • Genus Carya, family Juglandaceae: several species.
• a stick made of hickory wood.

• 2 (also hickory wattle) Australian an acacia tree that yields tough, close-grained timber.

  • Genus Acacia, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular A. implexa