piñon
Americannoun
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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.
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Also called piñon nut. the seed.
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Etymology
Origin of piñon
1825–35, < Spanish piñón, derivative of piña pine cone
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New Mexico’s piñon and juniper trees — and chiles.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024
From lowest elevation to highest, this included ponderosa pine, piñon pine, Englemann spruce, Douglas fir and limber pine.
From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 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 Chuska Mountains stretch northward, overlooking sandstone cliffs, mesas and canyons, in a landscape dotted with piñon pine, juniper and the fossilized remnants of long-gone oceans.
From Salon • Dec. 22, 2022
Lita sits on a blanket, leaning against the trunk of a piñon tree in its shade.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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