piñon
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɪnjən/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish piñónbor. English piñon Borrowed from Spanish piñón.
- Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine.
“They planted a few piñons.”
“The hills were covered with clusters of piñon.”
- A pine nut.