/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hickory nut Find synonyms for: Noun1. hickory nut, edible nutusage: small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickoriesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language