pecan
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3.2
- noun
- /pɪˈkæn/
- US
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nogal pacano
- In the fall, the large pecan tree in our backyard produces dozens of nuts that we collect.
- pecan tree
- pecan orchard
- pecan pie
And there was a report about them out here on this pecan orchard burning Tara's body.
- And there was a report about them out here on this pecan orchard burning Tara's body.
Examples
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Was gonna build a house over by that pecan grove, but that ain't happening now.
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Beyond that, the pecan industry is large here in southern New Mexico.
Academic text (2000) -
So there was this huge pecan tree that was by the wall.
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It's got a big pecan tree in the front yard.
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Made his way to Arizona, started working for this family on a pecan ranch.
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We got the best pecan this side of the Mason-Dixon.
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The mist was heavy and wet in the pecan trees outside the window.
Fiction book (1991) -
Still inside herself, Carlee looks at the pecan tree a hundred yards away in her father's pasture.
Fiction book (2002) -
The branches of the pecan trees were skeletal, like gnarled fingers against the moon.
Fiction book (1991) -
The same spreading magnolias, water oaks, and pecan trees that Ouida's grandmother had planted now enveloped and dwarfed the shotgun house.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
2
2.7
A large tree that loses its leaves and produces edible nuts people eat
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2.1
A tree that grows nuts you can eat
A large tree that produces edible nuts called pecans
A large tree that grows in the southern United States and Mexico and produces edible pecans
Compounds
- Specialized
A hickory-like tree that grows in the southern United States with many narrow leaves and bitter nuts
How Tall
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pecan for the tree also comes from the Algonquian pakan, 'a nut that requires a stone to crack', because people named the tall tree after the valuable nuts it produces.