shellbark

American  

[shel-bahrk] / ˈʃɛlˌbɑrk /

noun

1. the shagbark tree.

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shellbark British  

/ ˈʃɛlˌbɑːk /

noun

1. another name for shagbark

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Etymology

Origin of shellbark

First recorded in 1750–60; shell + bark ²

Example Sentences

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shellbark

Common trees would have been American elm, shellbark hickory, bur oak, swamp white oak, tupelo and black willow.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2011

I unwound the old sheet from around my middle, and me and Lloyd climbed the ladder to the bell tower like two squirrels up a shellbark hickory.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

The big shellbark or kingnut is common to the south and southwest regions, but its range is not as wide as others.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association

To those who have some young Rockville trees for top-working, I can furnish a limited amount of scionwood of this shellbark which I have named my Super X, it being so rugged and hardy.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association

A curious example of persistence, when so much else has perished, is found in the word "Kiskatomas," the shellbark nut.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse