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shellbark

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shell·bark  (shlbärk)
n.
1. See shagbark.
2. An eastern North American hickory (Carya laciniosa) having shaggy bark, pinnately compound leaves, and large, compressed, globose, reddish or yellow nuts.
shellbark [ˈʃɛlˌbɑːk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for shagbark
[so called from the texture of its bark]
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Noun1.shellbark - North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nutsshellbark - North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts
Carya ovata, shagbark, shagbark hickory, shellbark hickory
hickory nut - small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories
Carya, genus Carya - genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China
hickory tree, hickory - American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
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Also consider one of the hickories--shagbark for rich, well-drained soils, and pignut, shellbark, or mocker-nut for upland plantings.
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