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pin·yon P0318400 (pĭn′yōn′, -yən)n. Variant of piñon.pinyon (piːˈnjɒn) n (Plants) a variant spelling of piñonpi•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] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pinyon - any of several low-growing pines of western North Americapinongenus Pinus, Pinus - type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pinespine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous treenut pine - any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seedsbishop pine, bishop's pine, Pinus muricata - two-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coastCalifornia single-leaf pinyon, Pinus californiarum - very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in rangeParry's pinyon, Pinus parryana, Pinus quadrifolia - five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) |
EncyclopediaSeepiñonpinyonenUK Related to pinyon: pinon nut, Pinyon pineSynonyms for pinyonnoun any of several low-growing pines of western North AmericaSynonymsRelated Words- genus Pinus
- Pinus
- pine
- pine tree
- true pine
- nut pine
- bishop pine
- bishop's pine
- Pinus muricata
- California single-leaf pinyon
- Pinus californiarum
- Parry's pinyon
- Pinus parryana
- Pinus quadrifolia
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