pecan
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3ADJ.
hollow, old
VERB + PECAN
question
PECAN + NOUN
it's, tree
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noun
A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
And away on the farther bank, a motte of huge pecans, standing like giant sentinels over the dwarfed landscape, filled the eye with remote vistas in their shady, twilight aisles. It was very still.
Within its ornamental fence, the 8/10-acre property includes several of the largest live oaks in the area — plus huge pecans and stately magnolias.
A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.
MEG. […] (Meg takes out two pecans and tries to open them by cracking them together.) Come on ... Crack, you demons! Crack! LENNY. We have a nutcracker! MEG. (Trying with her teeth.) Ah, where's the sport in a nutcracker? Where's the challenge?
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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6And away on the farther bank, a motte of huge pecans, standing like giant sentinels over the dwarfed landscape, filled the eye with remote vistas in their shady, twilight aisles. It was very still.
WiktionaryWithin its ornamental fence, the 8/10-acre property includes several of the largest live oaks in the area — plus huge pecans and stately magnolias.
WiktionaryMEG. […] (Meg takes out two pecans and tries to open them by cracking them together.) Come on ... Crack, you demons! Crack! LENNY. We have a nutcracker! MEG. (Trying with her teeth.) Ah, where's the s
WiktionaryI saw an old and hollow pecan tree that had some bees flying around it.
Tatoeba · #8310274"Pecan" is one of those tricky words that gets pronounced in several different ways.
Tatoeba · #9496310One of many botanical debates regards the question of the pecan — To me, it's a fruit, and not a nut.
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