pecan

[Pe*canĀ·]

Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts

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A species of hickory (Carya oliv'91formis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat.

Noun
smooth brown oval nut of south central United States

Noun
tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts

Noun
wood of a pecan tree


n.
A species of hickory (Carya olivaeformis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat.


Pecan

Pe*can" , n. [Cf. F. pacane the nut.] (Bot.) A species of hickory (Carya oliv'91formis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat. [Written also pacane.]

A species of hickory (Carya oliv'91formis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat.

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