NUTMEG HICKORY

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Meaning:

Hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts

Synonyms:

Carya myristicaeformis; Carya myristiciformis; nutmeg hickory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("nutmeg hickory" is a kind of...):

hickory; hickory tree (American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts)

Holonyms ("nutmeg hickory" is a member of...):

Carya; genus Carya (genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China)

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