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Pecan - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pecan : (noun)
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Pecan |
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mrsjollyred: Oops, the Pecan Danish has fallen out of pack and landed next to me. Only one thing for it. Yum. |
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