nut pine

American  

noun

1. piñon.

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nut pine British  

noun

1. either of two varieties of the pine tree Pinus cembroides, of Mexico, Arizona, and California, having edible nuts

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Etymology

Origin of nut pine

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

The foliage is of the same peculiar gray-green color as that of the nut pine, and is worn about as loosely, so that the body of the tree is scarcely obscured by it.

From The Yosemite by Muir, John

A specimen of the nut pine, whose nuts are used for food by the Indians, is only 15 inches in diameter, and yet its life lines show its age to be 369 years.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 by Various

The Spanish name for the one-leaved, nut pine.

From The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children by Austin, Mary Hunter

By far the most abundant and interesting of these is the Pinus Fremontiana, 18 or nut pine.

From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by Muir, John

The Nevada slope of the mountains below 7500 ft. is covered with the nut pine down to the sage plains.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various