1. A deciduous tree of the walnut family which grows in North America with flat, soft bark and compound leaves: "The hickoies produce nuts that are hard and smooth and which cover edible seeds."

"The outside or husks of hickories can be divided into four parts."

"The old hickory tree outside the Rawson's house was very old and not producing many nuts anymore; so, it was cut down and used as wood for the family's fireplace!"

2. A stick or cane made of the wood of the same family as the walnut tree: "In earlier times a hickory stick, being easily bent, was used to whip unruly children in schools."