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

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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

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

The big shellbark, like the little shellbark, is a common forest tree in the Middle West and Middle Atlantic states.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers

This species may prove to be of value as a stock for grafting with the shellbark kingnut and some of the good hybrid hickories.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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