Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hickory nut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: hick-o-ry nut
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the large edible nuts of the hickory tree.

Example Sentences

"To break the shell of a hickory nut, you needed a hammer and an act of Congress, and even then you needed a screwdriver to get at the meat, which was about as tasty as a clod of limestone."

Inflected Forms

hickory nuts (plural)

Questions

What does hickory nut mean?: One of the large edible nuts of the hickory tree.

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