"pecan tree" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /piːˈkɑːn tɹiː/ Forms: pecan trees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{en-noun}} pecan tree (plural pecan trees)
  1. A tree of the species Carya illinoinensis, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the pecan, and the wood of the tree, pecan wood, used in woodworking as well as smoking meats. Wikipedia link: pecan tree Categories (lifeform): Fagales order plants, Trees Hypernyms: tree Translations (tree of the species Carya illinoinensis): Pekannussbaum [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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