Crossword clues for shellbark
The Collaborative International Dictionary
shellbark
Shagbark \Shag"bark`\, n. (Bot.) A rough-barked species of hickory ( Carya alba), its nut. Called also shellbark. See Hickory. (b) The West Indian Pithecolobium micradenium, a legiminous tree with a red coiled-up pod.
Wiktionary
shellbark
n. 1 A species of hickory ((taxlink Carya laciniosa species noshow=1)) whose outer bark is loose and peeling. 2 The nut of this tree.
WordNet
shellbark
n. North American hickory having loose gray shaggy bark and edible nuts [syn: shagbark, shagbark hickory, shellbark hickory, Carya ovata]
Usage examples of "shellbark".
It is called the mockernut because while the nut is large, usually larger than the shellbark, the kernel is very small and difficult to take out of the thick shell.