pecan

noun

1. wood of a pecan tree

   noun.plant

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts

   noun.plant

   Synonyms carya illinoensis carya illinoinsis pecan tree

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. smooth brown oval nut of south central United States

   noun.food

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. A species of hickory (<i>Carya oliv&aelig;formis</i>), 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.

   noun

   Source: webster1913