Citations:pecan

a blend of the 'nut' and 'tree' senses

 * 1913, Charles L. Edwards, Recent Developments in Propagating and Cultivating the Pecan, published in the Proceedings of the twelfth annual convention [of the] National Nut Growers' Association, page 33:
 * I secured some fine pecans and I very carefully planted two pecans at each post all around my garden.