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单词 pecan
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pe•can /pɪˈkɑn, -ˈkæn, ˈpikæn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Plant Biologya tall hickory tree of the southern U.S. and Mexico, grown for its smooth-shelled, edible nuts.
  2. Plant Biologya nut of this tree.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pe•can  (pi kän′, -kan′, pē′kan),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
  2. Plant Biologya nut of this tree.
  • Proto-Algonquian *paka·n- nut (derivative of *pake·- crack nuts)
  • Illinois pakani
  • Mississippi Valley French pacane
  • 1765–75, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pecan /pɪˈkæn; ˈpiːkən/ n
  1. a hickory tree, Carya pecan (or C. illinoensis), of the southern US, having deeply furrowed bark and edible nuts
  2. the smooth oval nut of this tree, which has a sweet oily kernel
Etymology: 18th Century: from Algonquian paccan; related to Ojibwa pagân nut with a hard shell, Cree pakan
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