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pecan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pecan has 3 senses
- pecan(n = noun.plant) Array - wood of a pecan tree; Array is a kind of wood
- pecan(n = noun.plant) carya illinoensis, carya illinoinsis, pecan tree - tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts; Array has parts: pecan
- pecan(n = noun.food) Array - smooth brown oval nut of south central United States; Array is a kind of edible nut
is a member of carya, genus carya
is a kind of nut tree
is a part of carya illinoensis, carya illinoinsis, pecan, pecan tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
pecan, n. [Cf. F. pacane the nut.].
A species of hickory (Carya olivæformis ), 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pecan, n.
1 a pinkish-brown smooth nut with an edible kernel.
2 a hickory, Carya illinoensis, of the southern US, producing this.
1 a pinkish-brown smooth nut with an edible kernel.
2 a hickory, Carya illinoensis, of the southern US, producing this.
Etymology
earlier paccan, of Algonquian orig.
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