piñon

American  

[pin-yuhn, peen-yohn, peen-yohn, pee-nyawn] / ˈpɪn yən, ˈpin yoʊn, pinˈyoʊn, piˈnyɔn /

noun

plural

piñons,

plural

piñones

1. Also called pinyon pine,.  Also called nut pine.  Also any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.

2. Also called piñon nut.  the seed.

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Etymology

Origin of piñon

1825–35, < Spanish piñón, derivative of piña pine cone

Example Sentences

From lowest elevation to highest, this included ponderosa pine, piñon pine, Englemann spruce, Douglas fir and limber pine.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2023

He then paints them with natural pigments and varnishes them with the sap of piñon, the stocky pine tree that dots the countryside.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023

In the distance, I could make out the silhouette of the Highland Range, crowned with dark piñon and juniper forests.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

The scientists studied data compiled over decades by hundreds of other researchers, who extracted wood cores by boring into long-lived trees such as Douglas firs, piñon pines, ponderosa pines and blue oaks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2022

If this is the end, it should be under our piñon tree, with Rápido somewhere in his burrow beneath.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera