shagbark

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shag′bärk′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
shag•bark  (shag′bärk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya hickory, Carya ovata, having rough, shaggy bark and yielding a valuable wood.
  2. the wood.
  3. Plant Biologythe ellipsoidal, slightly angular nut of this tree. Also called shag′bark hick′ory (for defs. 1, 2).
  • shag(gy) + bark2 1685–95

'shagbark' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hickory - shellbark

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