1. Noun
A species of hickory (Carya olivaeformis), 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.
2. Noun
tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
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3. Noun
wood of a pecan tree
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