peccan

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A form of pecan — A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.

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Meanings

nounpeccan (plural peccans)

plural peccans · alternative paccan · alternative pecan

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pecan (tree).

    It's gone straight for that peccan tree, …

    1866, Captain Flack, “Bee Hunting”, in A Hunter's Experiences in the Southern States of America, Reprint edition, Applewood Books, published 2008, →ISBN, page 354
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    —where the oak and the pine give way to the cotton-wood and peccan—

    1841, George Catlin, “Letter No. 9”, in The North American Indians, Reprint edition (History), Digital Scanning Inc., published 2001, →ISBN, page 68
  2. alternativeAlternative form of pecan (nut).

    … the spicewood, the pawpaws and peccan-nuts, ...

    1835, Charles Latrobe, “The Indian Mounds”, in Rambler in North America, Volume 2, Reprint edition, Applewood Books, published 2007, →ISBN, page 239
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APA

peccan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peccan

MLA

“peccan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peccan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peccan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peccan.

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