pecan

/pɪˈkɑn/
noun
  1. A type of nut with a smooth, brown shell and a sweet, rich flavor, grown on a tree of the same name.
    • Pecan pie is a popular dessert in the southern United States.
    • He cracked open a pecan and ate the kernel.
    • She added chopped pecans to the cookie dough.
  2. The tree that produces pecan nuts, native to North America.
    • The old pecan in the backyard dropped nuts every autumn.
    • Pecan trees can grow over 100 feet tall.
    • They planted a pecan sapling near the fence.
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