OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18825

pecan

/piːˈkɑːn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
pacana • pacanero • pacano • pecana • pecano • pecán
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. I…
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.
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