Carya
/ˈkær.i.ə/noun
A genus of trees in the walnut family, including hickories and pecans.
Did you know?Carya is the classical Greek word for a walnut or nut-bearing tree, and it survives today as the scientific genus name for hickories and pecans.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
káryon
“A nut or kernel, especially the edible seed of a hard-shelled fruit.”
Latin
LAT
caryon
“A borrowed scholarly form referring to a nut or nut-tree.”
New Latin
NL
Carya
“A botanical genus name for hickories and related trees.”
Modern English
ENG
carya
“A scientific name used in botany for the hickory/pecan genus.”