PECAN
Dictionary entry overview: What does pecan mean?
• PECAN (noun)
The noun PECAN has 3 senses:
1. wood of a pecan tree
2. tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
3. smooth brown oval nut of south central United States
Familiarity information: PECAN used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PECAN (noun)
Meaning:
Wood of a pecan tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("pecan" is a kind of...):
wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)
Holonyms ("pecan" is a substance of...):
Carya illinoensis; Carya illinoinsis; pecan; pecan tree (tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts)
Meaning:
Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Carya illinoensis; Carya illinoinsis; pecan tree; pecan
Hypernyms ("pecan" is a kind of...):
nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)
Meronyms (parts of "pecan"):
pecan (smooth brown oval nut of south central United States)
Meronyms (substance of "pecan"):
pecan (wood of a pecan tree)
Holonyms ("pecan" is a member of...):
Carya; genus Carya (genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China)
Meaning:
Smooth brown oval nut of south central United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("pecan" is a kind of...):
edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)
Holonyms ("pecan" is a part of...):
Carya illinoensis; Carya illinoinsis; pecan; pecan tree (tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts)
