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hickory

Tree belonging to the walnut family, native to North America and Asia. It provides a valuable timber, and all species produce nuts, though some are inedible. The pecan (C. illinoensis) is widely cultivated in the southern USA, and the shagbark (C. ovata) in the northern USA. (Genus Carya, family Juglandaceae.)


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