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    CARYA ILLINOENSIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nutsplay

    Synonyms:

    Carya illinoensis; Carya illinoinsis; pecan; pecan tree

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Carya illinoensis" is a kind of...):

    nut tree (tree bearing edible nuts)

    Meronyms (parts of "Carya illinoensis"):

    pecan (smooth brown oval nut of south central United States)

    Meronyms (substance of "Carya illinoensis"):

    pecan (wood of a pecan tree)

    Holonyms ("Carya illinoensis" is a member of...):

    Carya; genus Carya (genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China)

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