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pecan |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pecan \Pe*can"\, n. [Cf. F. pacane the nut.] (Bot.) A species of hickory ({Carya oliv[ae]formis}), 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pecan n 1: wood of a pecan tree 2: tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts [syn: {pecan tree}, {Carya illinoensis}, {Carya illinoinsis}] 3: smooth brown oval nut of south central United States
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