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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Pecan \Pe*can"\, noun [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}.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 2: tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts [syn: {pecan tree}, {Carya illinoensis}, {Carya illinoinsis}] |
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