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piñon

/ˈpɪnjən/

piñon noun: any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine.

Noun

piñon (countable and uncountable, plural piñons or piñones)

  1. Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine.
    • They planted a few piñons.
    • The hills were covered with clusters of piñon.
    Synonyms:
    piñon pine
  2. A pine nut.

Examples of piñon in a sentence

  • On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns.1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the...
  • Anglos call it a “kiva fireplace” and put several in every Santa Fe style building, carefully burning piñon firewood upright in the approved local manner.1994, Stewart Brand, How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They’re Built, New York: Viking, →ISBN, page 146:

Synonyms of piñon

Forms of piñon

pluralpiñons
pluralpiñones
alternative formpinon
alternative formpinyon

Origin of piñon

Borrowed from Spanish piñón.

Phrases with piñon

Words that rhyme with piñon

Questions about piñon

What does piñon mean?
Piñon means any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine.
How do you use piñon in a sentence?
On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns.
What part of speech is piñon?
Piñon is a noun.
How do you pronounce piñon?
Piñon is pronounced /ˈpɪnjən/.
What is the plural of piñon?
The plural of piñon is piñons.

Words near piñon in the dictionary

  1. piñata
  2. piñataed
  3. piñataing
  4. piñatas
  5. Piñatex
  6. piñon
  7. Piñon Hills
  8. piñon jay
  9. piñon jays
  10. piñon pine
  11. piñon pines

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