Thesaurus: pinon
any of several low-growing pines of western North America
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- n. any of several low-growing pines of western North America
- (a) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, and P. Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla, the nut pines of Western North America. (b) See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]
- n:100 n. any of several low-growing pines of western North America