Pecan facts for kids
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| Carya illinoinensis | |
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C. illinoinensis
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The pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is a species of hickory nut, native to south-central North America, in the United States from southern Iowa, Illinois and Indiana east to western Kentucky, North Carolina and western Tennessee, south through Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas; and in Mexico from Coahuila south to Jalisco and Veracruz.
"Pecan" is from an Algonquian word, meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack.
Pecans are often used in cooking in the Southern United States; a common dessert there is pecan pie.
Images for kids
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An old-growth pecan tree
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A gigantic pecan tree in Oklahoma
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Pecan trees being irrigated in Anthony, New Mexico
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Bud
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Immature pecan fruits
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Ripe pecan nuts on tree
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Shelled and unshelled pecans
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Pecan halves
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Pecan tree in Oklahoma loaded with fruits
See also
In Spanish: Pecán para niños
