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Definition of Carya illinoensis
1. Noun. Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts.
Terms within: Pecan
Group relationships: Carya, Genus Carya
Terms within: Pecan
Generic synonyms: Nut Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carya Illinoensis
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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