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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pecan /ˈpiːk(ə)n, pɪˈkan, pɪˈkɑːn/

▶noun

1 a smooth pinkish-brown nut resembling a walnut.

2 a hickory tree of the southern US, which produces pecans. [Carya illinoensis.]

– origin C18: from Fr. pacane, from Illinois (an Amer. Ind. lang.).

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