English noun: pecan | |||
1. | pecan (plant) wood of a pecan tree | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wood | ||
Substance meronym | Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan, pecan tree | ||
2. | pecan (plant) tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts | ||
Synonyms | Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan tree | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nut tree | ||
Part holonym | pecan | ||
Member meronym | Carya, genus Carya | ||
Substance holonym | pecan | ||
3. | pecan (food) smooth brown oval nut of south central United States | ||
Broader (hypernym) | edible nut | ||
Part meronym | Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan, pecan tree | ||