tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
source: WordNet 3.0
smooth brown oval nut of south central United States
source: WordNet 3.0
A species of hickory (Carya olivæformis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat.