piñon
noun
Also any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
piñons
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pluralof piñon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Fewer trees mean less food for the birds, and previous research has shown that the jays will forgo breeding when piñons are scarce.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
But even here the cultivation of maize remained only a small part of a largely hunter-gatherer lifestyle, which included gathering goosefoot and piñons as well as hunting rabbits, bison, and deer.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
"We buy piñons from local pickers. When we have time, we go out and try to spend a few weekends and pick some ourselves."
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2022
But the days of getting hold of enough piñons could be limited for Campanella and other foragers.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2022
Suddenly he rose to his feet, intently listening and peering anxiously out through the enveloping gloom of the piñons and cedars.
From A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh
