# hickory

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɪkəɹiː/ · frequency rank #24,781

## Definitions
1. Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts.
2. The wood of these trees.
3. A coarse, durable cotton fabric.
4. A club with a head made from hickory wood.

## Etymology
A shortening of pockerchicory/pokickery/pohickery, from Powhatan pawcohiccora.

## Easily confused with
- **history** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hickory-vs-history)
- **hickey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hickey-vs-hickory)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hcikory`, `hhickory`, `hicckory`, `hickkory`, `hickorry`, `hickoryy`, `hickoyr`, `hickroy`, `hicokry`, `hikcory`, `ihckory`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hickory