shagbark
[ shag-bahrk ]
/ ˈʃægˌbɑrk /
noun
Also called
shagbark hickory
(for defs 1, 2).
Words nearby shagbark
shaft house,
shaftesbury,
shafting,
shag,
shaganappi,
shagbark,
shaggable,
shagged,
shaggy,
shaggy cap,
shaggy dog story
Example sentences from the Web for shagbark
Shagbark can be put on, I suppose, ten other kinds of hickory, but the pecan can not.
Shagbark hickory has also been grown, but not in large enough quantity to include it in the list of available trees.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting |Northern Nut Growers AssociationDr. Deming: This is undoubtedly a Shagbark—mockernut hybrid.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting |Northern Nut Growers Association
British Dictionary definitions for shagbark
shagbark
shellbark
/ (ˈʃæɡˌbɑːk) /
noun
a North American hickory tree, Carya ovata, having loose rough bark and edible nuts
the wood of this tree, used for tool handles, fuel, etc
the light-coloured hard-shelled nut of this tree
Word Origin for shagbark
C18: so called because of the texture of its bark