piñon
Americannoun
plural
piñons,plural
piñones-
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.
Etymology
Origin of piñon
1825–35, < Spanish piñón, derivative of piña pine cone
Example Sentences
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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
When the piñon crop is good, jays start the morning by eating seeds.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2022
So, under a blanket of starry skies and piñon smoke, out of habit, she whispered her stories to me in Spanglish.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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