English > pecan tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts. |
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Synonyms | pecan, Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis |
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Member of | Carya, genus Carya | genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees |
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Parts | pecan | Smooth brown oval nut of south central United States |
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Broader | nut tree | Tree bearing edible nuts |
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Substances | pecan | wood of a pecan tree |
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Spanish | carya illinoensis, Carya illinoensis, carya illinoinensis, carya illinoinsis, pacana |
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Catalan | carya illinoensis, carya illinoinsis, pacaner |
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