Hickory - Hickory (from Powhatan) is a type of tree comprising the genus Carya (Ancient Greek: nut). The genus includes 1719 species of deciduous trees with pinnately compound leaves and big nuts. Five or six species are native to China Indochina and India (State of Assam) 11 or 12 are from the United States two to four are from Canada and four are found in Mexico. Hickory flowers are small yellow-green catkins produced in spring. They are wind-pollinated and self-incompatible. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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