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shellbark

shellbark noun: a hickory of species (Carya laciniosa), wihh outer bark loose and peeling.

shellbark: a hickory of species (Carya laciniosa), wihh outer bark loose and peeling
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Noun

shellbark (plural shellbarks)

  1. A hickory of species (Carya laciniosa), wihh outer bark loose and peeling.
  2. The nut of this tree.

Forms of shellbark

pluralshellbarks

Origin of shellbark

From shell + bark.

Questions about shellbark

What does shellbark mean?
Shellbark means a hickory of species (Carya laciniosa), wihh outer bark loose and peeling.
What part of speech is shellbark?
Shellbark is a noun.
What is the plural of shellbark?
The plural of shellbark is shellbarks.

Words near shellbark in the dictionary

  1. shellback
  2. shellback crab
  3. shellbacks
  4. shellbag
  5. shellbags
  6. shellbark
  7. shellbarks
  8. shellbead
  9. shellbeads
  10. shellbed
  11. shellbeds

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