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shagbark

shagbark noun: a North-American hickory (Carya ovata) that has shaggy bark in mature trees; shagbark hickory.

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

shagbark (plural shagbarks)

  1. 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.1990 January 19, James Krohe Jr., “Green Streets”, in Chicago Reader
    • 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.1997 November 28, Cara Jepsen, “Days of the Week”, in Chicago Reader
  2. A West Indian leguminous tree, Pithecellobium micradenium.

Forms of shagbark

pluralshagbarks

Origin of shagbark

From shag + bark.

Phrases with shagbark

Questions about shagbark

What does shagbark mean?
Shagbark means a North-American hickory (Carya ovata) that has shaggy bark in mature trees; shagbark hickory.
What part of speech is shagbark?
Shagbark is a noun.
What is the plural of shagbark?
The plural of shagbark is shagbarks.

Words near shagbark in the dictionary

  1. shaganappi
  2. shaganappis
  3. shagaol
  4. shagbag
  5. shagbags
  6. shagbark
  7. shagbark hickories
  8. shagbark hickory
  9. shagbarks
  10. shagfest
  11. shagfests

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