Noun: big shellbark hickory
- Hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut
"The big shellbark hickory produced abundant nuts that fall";
- big shellbark, big shagbark, king nut, king nut hickory, Carya laciniosa
Derived forms: big shellbark hickories
Type of: hickory, hickory tree
Part of: Carya, genus Carya