shagbark

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Definition of shagbark

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noun

A North-American hickory (Carya ovata) that has shaggy bark in mature trees; shagbark hickory

“Trees such as the pin oak, the shagbark hickory, the linden, and the sugar maple are the arboreal equivalent of the high school student council.”
“They thought he was strong, tough, and resilient--just like the wood of the shagbark hickory tree, which is used to make athletic equipment today.”
“The face of the country is exceedingly beautiful, the soil fertile, and bearing oaks and shagbark hickory.”

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noun

A North-American hickory (Carya ovata) that has shaggy bark in mature trees; shagbark hickory

“Trees such as the pin oak, the shagbark hickory, the linden, and the sugar maple are the arboreal equivalent of the high school student council.”
“They thought he was strong, tough, and resilient--just like the wood of the shagbark hickory tree, which is used to make athletic equipment today.”
“The face of the country is exceedingly beautiful, the soil fertile, and bearing oaks and shagbark hickory.”
A West Indian leguminous tree, Pithecellobium micradenium.

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From shag + bark.

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