Main Entry: hick·o·ry

Pronunciation: \ˈhi-k(ə-)rē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural hick·o·ries

Etymology: short for obsolete pokahickory, from Virginia Algonquian pawcohiccora food prepared from pounded nuts

Date: 1670

1 a : any of a genus (Carya) of North American hardwood trees of the walnut family that often have sweet edible nuts b : the usually tough wood of a hickory
2 : a switch or cane (as of hickory wood) used especially for punishing a child

— hickory adjective