pinyon
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- noun
- /ˈpɪn.jən/
- US
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piñón
- The hikers rested in the shade of a large pinyon tree while enjoying their lunch.
- pinyon-juniper
- pinyon trees
Examples
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The primary land cover types are shrubland and woodland dominated by pinyon.
Academic text (2017) -
Here's where my cabin will be, between the pinyons, where the ground's nice and flat.
Fiction book (2002) -
Along the South Rim, juniper and pinyon, for example, frame the left and right margins of numerous scenic cross-canyon views.
Academic text (2012) -
By noon, it seemed that every branch among the junipers and pinyon pines surrounding my home was occupied by an adult cicada.
Academic text (2002) -
When Sid bought the place, its grasslands were choked with dense pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Academic text (2001) -
Many wildlife species rely on the seeds from the pinyon for food during the winter months.
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The pinyon produces edible nuts that are a valuable food source for both humans and animals.
Synonyms
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A small pine tree with short needles that makes edible seeds
A small pine tree that produces edible nuts
A small tree with needle leaves that makes edible seeds called pine nuts
A pine tree that makes seeds you can eat
A small pine tree in the southwestern United States with edible seeds called pine nuts
A pine tree with single needles that makes edible nuts
A small pine tree from California that has single needles and cones with edible seeds
A small pine tree with one needle in each group and edible nuts, native to the United States southwest
A pine tree with one needle in each cluster that makes edible seeds
A small pine tree from Mexico and southern Texas that makes edible seeds called pinyon nuts
A small pine tree from Mexico and southern Texas with edible seeds and short needles
A small pine tree that grows on dry rocky slopes and makes nuts people can eat
A very small pine tree with one needle in each small bundle found in southern California
A small pine tree with mostly five needles in a group that grows in southern California and northern Baja California
A small pine tree with groups of five needles from California and Baja California, sometimes with three or four needles
Compounds
A small pine tree from California that has single needles and cones with edible seeds
A small pine tree with mostly five needles in a group that grows in southern California and northern Baja California
- Specialized
A small pine tree with one needle in each group and edible nuts, native to the United States southwest
How Tall
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pinyon comes from the Spanish piñón, which means 'pine nut', and from piña meaning 'pine cone'. That's why a pinyon is the kind of pine tree known for its edible nuts.