nut pine
noun
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Origin of nut pine
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Example sentences from the Web for nut pine
This tree is called by the Mexicans “piñon,” and also by travellers the “nut-pine.”
The Desert Home|Mayne ReidIn front of us was a low ridge covered with loose rocks and straggling trees of the nut-pine.
The Scalp Hunters|Mayne ReidThe lower parts of the mountain were covered with the nut-pine.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
British Dictionary definitions for nut pine
nut pine
noun
either of two varieties of the pine tree Pinus cembroides, of Mexico, Arizona, and California, having edible nuts
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