Noun: nutmeg hickory
- Hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts
"Nutmeg hickory trees are relatively rare in the wild";
- Carya myristicaeformis, Carya myristiciformis
Derived forms: nutmeg hickories
Type of: hickory, hickory tree
Part of: Carya, genus Carya
Encyclopedia: Nutmeg hickory