pinon

Noun
Synonyms: pinyon

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. any of several low-growing pines of western North AmericaSynonyms: pinyon
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pinon \Pi[~n]"on\, n. [Sp. pi[~n]on.] (Bot.) (a) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, and Pinus Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla, the nut pines of Western North America. (b) See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.] [1913 Webster]
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