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pe·can P0138900 (pĭ-kän′, -kăn′, pē′kăn) n. 1. A deciduous tree (Carya illinoinensis) of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts. 2. The smooth, thin-shelled oval nut of this tree.
[North American French pacane, from Illinois pakani, nut, from Proto-Algonquian *paka·n-, large nut.] pecan (pɪˈkæn; ˈpiːkən) n1. (Plants) a hickory tree, Carya pecan (or C. illinoensis), of the southern US, having deeply furrowed bark and edible nuts2. (Plants) the smooth oval nut of this tree, which has a sweet oily kernel[C18: from Algonquian paccan; related to Ojibwa pagân nut with a hard shell, Cree pakan]pe•can (pɪˈkɑn, -ˈkæn, ˈpi kæn)
n. 1. a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts. 2. a nut of this tree. [1765–75, Amer.; < Mississippi Valley French pacane < Illinois pakani < Proto-Algonquian *paka·n- nut (derivative of *pake·- crack nuts)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pecan - wood of a pecan tree Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan tree, pecan - tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nutswood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees | | 2. |  pecan - tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nutsCarya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan treepecan - smooth brown oval nut of south central United StatesCarya, genus Carya - genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and Chinapecan - wood of a pecan treenut tree - tree bearing edible nuts | | 3. | pecan - smooth brown oval nut of south central United Statesedible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shellCarya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan tree, pecan - tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts |
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pecan
pecan: see hickoryhickory,
any plant of the genus Carya of the family Juglandaceae (walnut family); deciduous nut-bearing trees native to E North America and south to Central America except for a few species found in SE Asia. The pecan (C.
..... Click the link for more information. .  pecan pecanA large nut tree growing to 130 ft (40m) Alternate leaves. Male tree has long, dangling catkins (slim, long cylindrical flower clusters) When flowers die, they produce a green-shelled husk, that matures, turns brown, splits into 4, revealing nut inside, which is good source of protein and unsaturated fats, and quite well known for lowering cholesterol. Also used for lowering risk of gallstones, protect nerve degeneration, alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s disease, Parkinson’s, heart disease, cancer, motor function. Highest antioxidant of any nut.Pecan (Carya illinoensis, formerly known as C. olivaeformis or C. pecan), a tree of the family Juglandaceae. The trunk grows to a height of 50 m and a diameter of 2–2.5 m. The bark is deeply furrowed. The leaves, which are alternate, large, and odd pinnate, consist of 11 to 17 oblong-lanceolate serrate leaflets. The staminate flowers are in pendulous multiflorous, three-branched catkins, which are on shoots from the previous year. Two to 12 pistillate flowers develop on the ends of the young shoots. The fruit is a nut, which is 3.5–8 cm long and has a fleshy, leathery husk. Upon ripening, the husk becomes woody and separates into four valves. The seeds are edible and contain up to 70 percent oil. The pecan grows in southeastern North America in forests and river valleys. It has long been cultivated for its nuts. In the USSR the tree is raised in the Caucasus and, less often, in the Ukraine and Middle Asia. REFERENCESDerev’ia i kustarniki SSSR, vol. 2. Moscow-Leningrad, 1951.
Orekhoplodnye drevesnye porody. Moscow, 1969.pecan[pi′kän] (botany) Carya illinoensis. A large deciduous hickory tree in the order Fagales which produces an edible, oblong, thin-shelled nut. pecan1. a hickory tree, Carya pecan (or C. illinoensis), of the southern US, having deeply furrowed bark and edible nuts 2. the smooth oval nut of this tree, which has a sweet oily kernel MedicalSeePECANSPECAN
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Synonyms for pecannoun wood of a pecan treeRelated Words- Carya illinoensis
- Carya illinoinsis
- pecan tree
- pecan
- wood
noun tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nutsSynonyms- Carya illinoensis
- Carya illinoinsis
- pecan tree
Related Words- pecan
- Carya
- genus Carya
- nut tree
noun smooth brown oval nut of south central United StatesRelated Words- edible nut
- Carya illinoensis
- Carya illinoinsis
- pecan tree
- pecan
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