shellbark

[ shel-bahrk ]

/ ˈʃɛlˌbɑrk /

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noun

the shagbark tree.

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Origin of shellbark

First recorded in 1750–60; shell + bark²

Words nearby shellbark

Shelikof Strait, shell, shellac, shellacking, shellback, shellbark, shell bean, shell company, shellcracker, shelled, sheller

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How to use shellbark in a sentence

President Morris: Yes, that is for the little one, and if we call the laciniosa shellbark, that will make a distinction.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
It is usually associated with the shellbark hickory where it grows in moist situations.
Trees of Indiana|Charles Clemon Deam
The nuts are an article of commerce and by some are preferred to the shellbark hickory although the nuts are hard to crack.
Trees of Indiana|Charles Clemon Deam
Sometimes in the river bottoms it grows in situations too wet for the shellbark hickory.
Trees of Indiana|Charles Clemon Deam

In its general appearance it resembles the shellbark, as well as in the fullness of its foliage and the size of its leaves.
Among the Trees at Elmridge|Ella Rodman Church

British Dictionary definitions for shellbark

shellbark

/ (ˈʃɛlˌbɑːk) /

noun

another name for shagbark

Word Origin for shellbark

C19: so called from the texture of its bark

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