pinyon

[ pin-yuhn, peen-yohn, peen-yohn ]

/ ˈpɪn yən, ˈpin yoʊn, pinˈyoʊn /

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Also called pinyon pine .

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The cougar was at last located by the hounds in a large pinyon on the side of a hill.
American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt|Edward Stratemeyer
The ground cover is essentially the same as that in the pinyon-juniper-muttongrass association described previously.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas
The vegetation surrounding the M-2 site was a pinyon-juniper-muttongrass association.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas
The 15 to 20 acres of sagebrush were surrounded by pinyon-juniper forest.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas

Vegetation was pinyon-juniper woodland with an understory of mixed shrubs.
Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado|Charles L. Douglas