Pecan

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pecan \Pe*can"\ (p[-e]*k[a^]n"), 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}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pecan
       n 1: wood of a pecan tree
       2: tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its
          nuts [syn: {pecan tree}, {Carya illinoensis}, {Carya
          illinoinsis}]
       3: smooth brown oval nut of south central United States