Found 2 items, similar to Pecan.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pecan 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pecan 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.] [1913 Webster]