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Pecan

🔄 Synonyms of "Pecan"

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Word	Definition
pecan treenoun	A tree of the species Carya illinoinensis, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the pecan, and the wood of the tree, pecan wood, used in woodworking as well as smoking meats.
carya illinoinsisnoun	tree of southern united states and mexico cultivated for its nuts
carya illinoensisnoun	tree of southern united states and mexico cultivated for its nuts

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pecan"

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Word	Definition
pecan treenoun	A tree of the species Carya illinoinensis, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the pecan, and the wood of the tree, pecan wood, used in woodworking as well as smoking meats.
carya illinoensisnoun	tree of southern united states and mexico cultivated for its nuts
carya illinoinsisnoun	tree of southern united states and mexico cultivated for its nuts
walnutnoun	A nut of the walnut tree.
nutnoun	(food, loosely) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
shellersnoun	One who, or that which, shells.
peccannoun	Alternative form of pecan (tree). [A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.]
paccannoun	Alternative form of pecan (tree). [A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.]
hickorynoun	(countable) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts.
pekaunnoun	Obsolete spelling of pecan. [A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.]
hicannoun	The nut of such a tree.
mockernutnoun	Carya tomentosa, a common North American hickory bearing large nuts with only a small edible part.
cashewnoun	A cashew nut.
hickory nutnoun	One of the large edible nuts of the hickory tree.
bay nutnoun	A peppernut (edible seed of a California laurel).
wingnutnoun	(informal, derogatory, politics) A person who is or seems odd, eccentric, or crazy; especially, someone with bizarre or extreme political views.
chestnutnoun	(countable) An edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or a similar nut from an unrelated plant.
shellbarknoun	The nut of this tree.
hognutnoun	(US) A pignut or hickory tree (Carya glabra of family Juglandaceae).
sweet chestnutnoun	The edible nuts of this tree.