PINYON

pinon, pinyon

(noun) any of several low-growing pines of western North America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pinyon (plural pinyons)

Alternative spelling of piñon

Source: Wiktionary


Piñ"on, n. Etym: [Sp. piñon.] (Bot.) (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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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