Types of Hickory Trees. The pecan belongs to the hickory tree family. Hickory trees (Carya spp.) are found primarily in the Midwest and Upper Midwest, the Southeast and north into New England and beyond. Of the various types of nuts each species produces, only a few are edible by humans.
Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate these synonyms: significance (noun). the quality of being significant. Synonyms: meaning, import, implication, signification. Antonyms: insignificance. significance, import, implication (noun). a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred.
The term significance does not imply importance here, and the term statistical significance is not the same as research, theoretical, or practical significance. For example, the term clinical significance refers to the practical importance of a treatment effect.