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

Some varieties of shagbark, and shellbark hickories seem to do all right, and then again others don't.

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

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

This insect appears to be somewhat rare in the East, but very abundant some years in the West, where it is frequently destructive to the thick shellbark hickory and pecan.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Andrew S. Fuller