PECANS

Noun

pecans

plural of pecan

Anagrams

• Capens, NEACPs, anceps, n space, n-space, pances

Source: Wiktionary


PECAN

Pe*can", n. Etym: [Cf. F. pacane the nut.] (Bot.)

Definition: A species of hickory (Carya olivæformis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well- flavored meat. [Written also pacane.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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