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BITTER PECAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts
Synonyms:
bitter pecan; Carya aquatica; water bitternut; water hickory
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bitter pecan" is a kind of...):
hickory; hickory tree (American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts)
Holonyms ("bitter pecan" is a member of...):
Carya; genus Carya (genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China)