PECAN

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Carya illinoensis; Carya illinoinsis; pecan; pecan tree

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)

Sense 3

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)

 Context examples 

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles butter pecan.

(Butter Pecan Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

"Nuts and peanuts are high in fiber, magnesium, and polyunsaturated fats - nutrients that are beneficial for cutting cardiovascular disease risk and which can reduce cholesterol levels,” said Aune. "Some nuts, particularly walnuts and pecan nuts, are also high in antioxidants, which can fight oxidative stress and possibly reduce cancer risk.

(Daily Handful of Nuts Reduces Disease Risk, VOA)