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pecan

DEFINITIONS OF: pecan

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n tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts

Synonyms:
Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan tree
Type of:
nut tree
tree bearing edible nuts

n wood of a pecan tree

Type of:
wood
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

n smooth brown oval nut of south central United States

Type of:
edible nut
a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
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