, ▁Em manuel ▁Le vin as . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Fach art ikel ▁in : ▁Mich a ela ▁Bau ks , ▁Klaus ▁Ko enen ▁( H gg .): ▁Das ▁w issenschaft liche ▁Bib elle x ikon ▁im ▁Internet ▁( W i Bi L ex ). ▁ 2 0 0 7 ff . ▁Jewish ▁Encyclopedia : ▁Est her ▁ ▁Category : 5 th - century ▁BC ▁Iran ian ▁people ▁Category : Christ ian ▁female ▁sain ts ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament ▁▁ ▁Category : J ew ish ▁royal ty ▁Category : Order ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Star ▁Category : Pe ople ▁celebrated ▁in ▁the ▁Luther an ▁lit urg ical ▁calendar ▁Category : Pe ople ▁whose ▁existence ▁is ▁disput ed ▁Category : Pers ian ▁que ens ▁cons ort ▁Category : W omen ▁in ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Bible <0x0A> </s> ▁H ick ory ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁tree , ▁compr ising ▁the ▁genus ▁C ary a , ▁which ▁includes ▁around ▁ 1 8 ▁species . ▁Five ▁or ▁six ▁species ▁are ▁native ▁to ▁China , ▁Ind och ina , ▁and ▁India ▁( Ass am ), ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁twelve ▁are ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁four ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁two ▁to ▁four ▁are ▁from ▁Canada . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁h ick ory ▁species ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁products ▁like ▁ed ible ▁n uts ▁or ▁wood . ▁ ▁H ick ories ▁are ▁decid uous ▁trees ▁with ▁p inn ately ▁comp ound ▁leaves ▁and ▁large ▁n uts . ▁H ick ory ▁flowers ▁are ▁small , ▁yellow -