Dictionarype•canPronunciation: (pi-kän', -kan', pē'kan), [key] —n. 1. a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas. 2. a nut of this tree. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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