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piñon pines

piñon pines is the plural of piñon pine.

Meaning of piñon pine

Noun

piñon pine (countable and uncountable, plural piñon pines)

  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.
    • The sage and thickets of oak and brakes of alder gave place to piñon pine growing out of rocky soil.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 5, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    piñon, pinon, pinyon

Questions about piñon pines

What is piñon pines the plural of?
Piñon pines is the plural of piñon pine.

Words near piñon pines in the dictionary

  1. piñon
  2. Piñon Hills
  3. piñon jay
  4. piñon jays
  5. piñon pine
  6. piñon pines
  7. piñones
  8. piñons
  9. Piątek
  10. Pićan
  11. Piła

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