Definition of Carya illinoensis

1. Noun. Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts.

Exact synonyms: Carya Illinoinsis, Pecan, Pecan Tree
Terms within: Pecan
Group relationships: Carya, Genus Carya
Terms within: Pecan
Generic synonyms: Nut Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carya Illinoensis

Cartier
Cartman
Cartwright
Carum
Carum carvi
Carus' circle
Carus' curve
Caruso
Carvallo's sign
Cary
Cary Grant
Carya
Carya aquatica
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya illinoensis
Carya illinoinsis
Carya laciniosa
Carya myristicaeformis
Carya myristiciformis
Carya ovata
Carya tomentosa
Caryocar
Caryocar nuciferum
Caryocaraceae
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllidae
Caryota
Caryota urens

Literary usage of Carya illinoensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"In addition to our native species the Pecan Hickory (carya illinoensis) is planted extensively for ornamental purposes and for the sweet nuts which it ..."

2. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"Both have sweet nuts that vary in size and are encased in hard, thick husks that turn from green to brown in the fall. Pecans The pecan (carya illinoensis), ..."

3. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"... 1916, the writer's attention was called to an abnormality of the catkins (staminale) of pecans, carya illinoensis, on the Experiment Station plats. ..."

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