nut pine

noun

piñon(def 1).

Origin of nut pine

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for nut pine

Historical Examples of nut pine

The 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
This tree is called by the Mexicans “piñon,” and also by travellers the “nut-pine.”
The Desert Home
Mayne Reid
In front of us was a low ridge covered with loose rocks and straggling trees of the nut-pine.
The Scalp Hunters
Mayne Reid

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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