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hickory

/ˈhɪkəɹiː/ sustantivo C1

En español: jicoria, nogal americano

  1. Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts. (countable)
  2. The wood of these trees. (uncountable)
  3. A coarse, durable cotton fabric. (countable, uncountable) · The loggers wore hickory shirts.
  4. A club with a head made from hickory wood. (countable, informal)

Plural hickories

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In the midst of this growing and important stress the broker became suddenly aware of a high-rolled fringe of golden hair under a nodding canopy of velvet and ostrich tips, an imitation sealskin sacque and a string of beads as large as hickory nuts, ending near the floor with a silver heart.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 18 · C1

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