shellbark

Noun

shell=bark

WORDNET DICTIONARY

shellbark(n = noun.plant) carya ovata, shagbark, shagbark hickory, shellbark hickory - North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts; Array

has parts: hickory nut

is a member of carya, genus carya

is a kind of hickory, hickory tree

shellbark, n.

A species of hickory (Carya alba) whose outer bark is loose and peeling; a shagbark; also, its nut. [1913 Webster]