Meaning of PECAN
| Pronunciation: | | pi'kân
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | |
- [n] smooth brown oval nut of south central United States
- [n] tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
- [n] wood of a pecan tree
|
| |
| | Websites: | | |
| |
| | Synonyms: | | Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan tree |
| |
| | See Also: | | Carya, Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, edible nut, genus Carya, nut tree, pecan, pecan, pecan tree, wood | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \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}.]
|
| |
|
|