Pecan
Pe`can´ Pronunciation: pė`kăn´
| 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 | |
| 3. | pecan - smooth brown oval nut of south central United States |