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1. (n.) pecan
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts.
2. pecan
a nut of this tree.
Etymology: (1765–75, Amer.; < Mississippi Valley F pacane < Illinois pakani < Proto-Algonquian *paka&raiseddot;n- nut (der. of *pake&raiseddot;- crack nuts))
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1. (noun) pecan
wood of a pecan tree
2. (noun) pecan, pecan tree, Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis
tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
3. (noun) pecan
smooth brown oval nut of south central United States
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1. (noun) pecan
a light brown oval nut
pecan pie
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1. (noun) Pecan
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
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