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hican

hican noun: a tree that is a hybrid between a species of hickory (genus Carya) and the pecan, Carya illinoinensis.

Noun

hican (plural hicans)

  1. A tree that is a hybrid between a species of hickory (genus Carya) and the pecan, Carya illinoinensis.
  2. The nut of such a tree.

Forms of hican

pluralhicans

Origin of hican

Blend of hickory + pecan.

Questions about hican

What does hican mean?
Hican means a tree that is a hybrid between a species of hickory (genus Carya) and the pecan, Carya illinoinensis.
What part of speech is hican?
Hican is a noun.
What is the plural of hican?
The plural of hican is hicans.

Words near hican in the dictionary

  1. hic
  2. hic et nunc
  3. hic jacet
  4. hic jacets
  5. hic Rhodus, hic salta
  6. hican
  7. hicans
  8. hicatee
  9. hicatees
  10. HICC
  11. hiccatee

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