noun
- an edible nut with a smooth, oval shell, native to North America
- the tree that produces pecans, belonging to the hickory family
Examples
- She cracked open a pecan and ate the sweet meat inside.
- The pecan pie was the highlight of Thanksgiving dinner.
- Georgia is famous for its pecan orchards.
- He planted a pecan tree in his backyard.
- The recipe calls for one cup of chopped pecans.
- Wild pecans grow along many rivers in Texas.
- She collected pecans that had fallen from the tree.