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pinon

DEFINITIONS OF: pinon

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n any of several low-growing pines of western North America

Synonyms:
pinyon
Types:
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nut pine
any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds
Pinus muricata, bishop pine, bishop's pine
two-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast
California single-leaf pinyon, Pinus californiarum
very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range
Parry's pinyon, Pinus parryana, Pinus quadrifolia
five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum)
Mexican nut pine, Pinus cembroides, pinon pine
a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas
Pinus edulis, Rocky mountain pinon
small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine
Pinus monophylla, single-leaf, single-leaf pine, single-leaf pinyon
pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine
Type of:
pine, pine tree, true pine
a coniferous tree
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