Pecan

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A deciduous tree (Carya illinoinensis) of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
  • n. The smooth, thin-shelled oval nut of this tree.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A deciduous tree Carya illinoinensis of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
  • n. A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.
  • n. A half of the edible portion of the inside of this nut.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A North American tree, Hicoria Pecan (Carya olivæ-formis).
  • n. The nut of the pecan-tree, which is olive-shaped, an inch long or over, smooth and thin-shelled, with a very sweet and oily meat. It is gathered in large quantities for the general market.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. wood of a pecan tree
  • n. tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
  • n. smooth brown oval nut of south central United States
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