noun
any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds
• Hyponyms:
↑pinon pine, ↑Mexican nut pine, ↑Pinus cembroides, ↑Rocky mountain pinon, ↑Pinus edulis, ↑single-leaf, ↑single-leaf pine, ↑single-leaf pinyon, ↑Pinus monophylla
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noun : a pine with edible seeds: as
a. : any of several piñons (as Pinus edulis or P. cembroides)
b. : stone pine 2
c. : swiss pine
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piñon (def. 1).
[1835-45, Amer.]
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nut pine noun
The stone pine or other species with large edible seeds
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Main Entry: ↑nut
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nut pine,
any one of several North American pines producing large edible seeds, especially a pine of the western United States.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.