Definition of Pecan

1. Noun. Wood of a pecan tree.

Substance meronyms: Carya Illinoensis, Carya Illinoinsis, Pecan Tree
Generic synonyms: Wood

2. Noun. Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts.
Exact synonyms: Carya Illinoensis, Carya Illinoinsis, Pecan Tree
Group relationships: Carya, Genus Carya
Generic synonyms: Nut Tree

3. Noun. Smooth brown oval nut of south central United States.
Generic synonyms: Edible Nut
Group relationships: Carya Illinoensis, Carya Illinoinsis, Pecan Tree

Definition of Pecan

1. 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.

Definition of Pecan

1. Noun. A deciduous tree ''Carya illinoinensis'' of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts. ¹

2. Noun. A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree. ¹

3. Noun. A half of the edible portion of the inside of this nut. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pecan

1. a nut-bearing tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pecan

1. 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. Alternative forms: pacane. Origin: Cf. F. Pacane the nut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pecan

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pebblings
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pebrine
pebrines
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pec deck
pecan (current term)
pecan pie
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Literary usage of Pecan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"That the said South Atlantic pecan Company expended large sums of money in the effort to fertilize the said pecan orchards and to cultivate the same in ..."

2. The Nut Culturist: A Treatise on the Propagation, Planting and Cultivation by Andrew Samuel Fuller (1896)
"But as it is only the varieties of the pecan and thick- and thin-shelled shagbark ... Of the first or pecan nut the natural varieties/ are not only ..."

3. Rhynchophora Or Weevils of North Eastern America by Willis Stanley Blatchley, Charles William Leng (1916)
"Pig. rs- pecan weevil, a. Female; b, side view , , .'. ... This species, known as the pecan weevil, attacks hickory and pecan nuts and was originally bred ..."

4. The Source, Chemistry and Use of Food Products by Edgar Henry Summerfield Bailey (1914)
"The pecan grows readily in the southern United States, notably Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida, and the tree is found growing ..."

5. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"BUDDING THE pecan Difficulties Encountered In pecan Budding *The propagation ... Much of the work of pecan propagation has been along similar lines to those ..."

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