black hickory vs hickory

black hickory and hickory both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
black hickory	Yes	No	No	No
hickory	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hickory is a hypernym of black hickory; that is, hickory is a word with a broader meaning than black hickory:

Other hypernyms of black hickory include hickory tree.

As nouns, hickory is a hypernym of black hickory; that is, hickory is a word with a broader meaning than black hickory:

black hickory: smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
hickory: American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts

Other hypernyms of black hickory include hickory tree.

black hickory (noun)	hickory (noun)
an American hickory tree having bitter nuts	American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut	valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut