Pecan

n.

1.

(Bot.) 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.

Noun	1.	pecan - wood of a pecan tree
	2.	pecan - tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts Synonyms: Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan tree
	3.	pecan - smooth brown oval nut of south central United States

Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan tree, wood