shellbark

[shel-bahrk]

noun

1. the shagbark tree.

shellbark

/ ˈʃɛlˌbɑːk /

noun

1. another name for shagbark

Word History and Origins

Origin of shellbark¹

First recorded in 1750–60; shell + bark ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of shellbark¹

C19: so called from the texture of its bark

Example Sentences

Some of the numerous tree species the DNR wants seeds for are black walnut, red oak, bur oak and shellbark hickory.

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

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The stream is highly picturesque, with romantic banks, large uprooted trees, colossal planes, magnificent oaks, hickory, shellbark hickory, &c.

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A very large tree, sixty to eighty feet high, and two to four feet in diameter, with thick, scaly bark, the scales somewhat thicker than in the common shellbark hickory of the Atlantic States.

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Despite the incident of the wounded Pocock, the day ended happily enough and they went home at dusk with stores of chestnuts and shellbarks.

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