pecans
- plural of pecan.
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The review, "Pecans and Human Health: Distinctive Benefits of an American Nut," published in Nutrients, evaluated more than 20 years of research on pecans and health.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026
Pecans add crunch and texture to soups, walnuts liven up pasta dishes and Marcona almonds bring a buttery, salty note to verdant salads.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025
Pecans were cultivated by white people once they settled on the continent, and there are accounts of Thomas Jefferson growing them at Monticello.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2022
Pecans also have the distinction of being the only tree nut truly native to the United States.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2021
Pecans grew as many as four feet both here and at Toronto this summer.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the sixth annual meeting Rochester, New York, September 1 and 2, 1915 by Northern Nut Growers Association
