Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The mockernut-tree, Carya lomentosa; also, its fruit.
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Examples
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Some places it is called kingnut and some places they call it under the name of this big one in the show room, shellbark.
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This species may prove to be of value as a stock for grafting with the shellbark kingnut and some of the good hybrid hickories.
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The big shellbark or kingnut is common to the south and southwest regions, but its range is not as wide as others.
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