pecan

A deciduous tree (Carya illinoinensis) of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.

The smooth, thin-shelled oval nut of this tree.

A North American tree, Hicoria Pecan (Carya olivæ-formis).

The nut of the pecan-tree, which is olive-shaped, an inch long or over, smooth and thin-shelled, with a very sweet and oily meat. It is gathered in large quantities for the general market.

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.

A deciduous tree Carya illinoinensis of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.

A smooth, thin–shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

A half of the edible portion of the inside of this nut.

wood of a pecan tree

tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts