Noun: pecan pi'kaan [N. Amer], 'pee-kun [Brit]
- Smooth brown oval nut of south central United States
"He made a classic pecan pie for Thanksgiving dinner"
- Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
"The old pecan trees in Georgia produced a bumper crop this year";
- pecan tree, Carya illinoensis
- Wood of a pecan tree
"The pecan wood gave the furniture a warm, golden hue"
Derived forms: pecans
Type of: edible nut, nut, nut tree, wood
Part of: Carya, genus Carya
Encyclopedia: Pecan, Georgia