pecan

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noun

Plural noun:

pecanspaccanpeccan

1.
A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
2.
A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.
3.
A half of the edible portion of the inside of this nut.
Each shell contains two pecans, usually plump and oblong in shape, although some varieties are round or pointed.

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French pacane and at first spelt paccan. The French word derives from an - word, perhaps - (Illinois) pakani. Compare pakan hard nut, bagaan, pagann, bagôn, pagôn (nut; walnut, hazelnut).