papershell

Easily cracked pecan

Papershell describes a nut with an unusually thin shell that can be cracked by hand, without tools: papershell pecans, papershell almonds.

The term distinguishes these cultivated varieties from their harder-shelled counterparts.

As a noun, a papershell is such a nut: These papershells crack easily between your fingers.

nut

pecan

Edible hickory seed

macadamia · pistachio · cashew · filbert · chestnut · kernel · meat · cracking · hull · husk

texture

thin

Small in diameter

crackable · crushable · tender · lightweight · pliable · permeable · porous · fine · membranous

cultivation

orchard

Fruit tree plantation

grafting · pruning · irrigation · pollination · fertilization · rootstock · budding · spacing · thinning · canopy

Opposites
shell hardness/thickness

papershellhardshell

Having rigid outer covering

hard-shell · black walnut · hickory nut · armored

Family

paper, shell, papers, papered, papering, papery, shells, shelled, shelling

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G