pecan
nounEtymology
Borrowed from French pacane and at first spelt paccan. The French word derives from an Algonquian word, perhaps Miami (Illinois) pakani. Compare Cree pakan (“hard nut”), Ojibwe bagaan, Abenaki pagann, bagôn, pagôn (“nut; walnut, hazelnut”).
- borrowed from pacane
Definitions
A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having…
A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
- And away on the farther bank, a motte of huge pecans, standing like giant sentinels over the dwarfed landscape, filled the eye with remote vistas in their shady, twilight aisles. It was very still.
- Within its ornamental fence, the 8/10-acre property includes several of the largest live oaks in the area — plus huge pecans and stately magnolias.
A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.
A half of the edible portion of the inside of this nut.
- Each shell contains two pecans, usually plump and oblong in shape, although some varieties are round or pointed.
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Derived
hican, pecan pie, pecan sandy, pecan tree, pecan truffle, pecan weevil
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for pecan. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA