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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Pecan

/(pē̇*kăn")/ · Pe·can · IPA /pɪˈkɑːn/
01 n. A species of hickory (Carya olivæformis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the …
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    A species of hickory (Carya olivæformis), 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.(Bot.)