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Definition: Carya olivaeformis
Pecan
\Pe*can"\, 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.]
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