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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.

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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]

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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.