nut pine


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nut pine

n.
A pine bearing edible seeds, such as a piñon.
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nut pine

n
(Plants) either of two varieties of the pine tree Pinus cembroides, of Mexico, Arizona, and California, having edible nuts
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pi•ñon

or pin•yon

(ˈpɪn yən, ˈpin yoʊn, pinˈyoʊn)

n., pl. pi•ñons, pi•ño•nes (piˈnyɔ nɛs) , or pin•yons.
1. any of several pines of SW North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible nutlike seeds.
2. Also called pi′ñon nut`. the seed.
[1825–35, Amer.; < Sp piñón, derivative of piña pine cone]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.nut pine - any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seedsnut pine - any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds
pignolia, pine nut, pinon nut - edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America
pinon, pinyon - any of several low-growing pines of western North America
Mexican nut pine, pinon pine, Pinus cembroides - a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas
Pinus edulis, Rocky mountain pinon - small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine
Pinus monophylla, single-leaf, single-leaf pine, single-leaf pinyon - pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine
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