pe·can /pɪˈkɑn, ˈkæn; ˈpiˌkæn/
一種大胡桃
Pe·can n. Bot. A species of hickory (Carya olivæformis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat. [Written also pacane.]
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pecan
n 1: wood of a pecan tree
2: tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its
nuts [syn: pecan tree, Carya illinoensis, Carya
illinoinsis]
3: smooth brown oval nut of south central United States