any of the North American trees of the genus Carya, certain of which, as the pecan, C. illinoensis (C. pecan), bear sweet, edible nuts (hickory nuts), and others, as the shagbark, C. ovata, yield valuable hard wood and edible nuts.
any of the North American trees of the genus Carya, certain of which, as the pecan, C. illinoensis (C. pecan), bear sweet, edible nuts (hickory nuts), and others, as the shagbark, C. ovata, yield valuable hard wood and edible nuts.