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pinyon pine

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pi⋅ñon

[pin-yuhn, peen-yohn, peen-yohn; Sp. pee-nyawn]
–noun, plural pi⋅ñons, Spanish. pi⋅ño⋅nes [pee-nyaw-nes] .
1. Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
2. Also called piñon nut. the seed.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; < Sp piñón, deriv. of piña pine cone

pin⋅yon

[pin-yuhn, peen-yohn, peen-yohn]
–noun
piñon (def. 1).
Also called pinyon pine.
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