Noun: shellbark hickory
- North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts
"The distinctive bark of the shellbark hickory makes it easy to identify";
- shagbark, shagbark hickory, shellbark, Carya ovata
Derived forms: shellbark hickories
Type of: hickory, hickory tree
Part of: Carya, genus Carya
Encyclopedia: Shellbark hickory