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pecan tree

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Noun1.pecan treepecan tree - tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan
pecan - smooth brown oval nut of south central United States
Carya, genus Carya - genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China
pecan - wood of a pecan tree
nut tree - tree bearing edible nuts


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He told some amusing plantation experiences, recollections of old Iberville and his youth, when he hunted `possum in company with some friendly darky; thrashed the pecan trees, shot the grosbec, and roamed the woods and fields in mischievous idleness.
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