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Definition of "shagbark" [shag•bark]

  • An eastern North American hickory tree (Carya ovata) having shaggy bark, pinnately compound leaves, and hard-shelled nuts with edible seeds. Also called shellbark. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "shagbark" in a sentence
  • "It was a perilous undertaking to climb a walnut tree, for the limbs began to grow high up and the trunk was covered with a rough bark, hence the name shagbark; to shin up, and still more to descend, was apt to make patches or a new seat to your trousers your mother's evening work after you had gone to bed."
  • "Within the single species of nut tree called shagbark hickory, _Carya ovata_ (Mill.)"
  • "The shagbark is a slower growing tree than the pecan, but when properly cultivated shows a very satisfactory growth."