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CARYA ILLINOINSIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts
Synonyms:
Carya illinoensis; Carya illinoinsis; pecan; pecan tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Carya illinoinsis" is a kind of...):
nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)
Meronyms (parts of "Carya illinoinsis"):
pecan (smooth brown oval nut of south central United States)
Meronyms (substance of "Carya illinoinsis"):
pecan (wood of a pecan tree)
Holonyms ("Carya illinoinsis" is a member of...):
Carya; genus Carya (genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China)