Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nut pine — noun any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds • Hypernyms: ↑pinon, ↑pinyon • Hyponyms: ↑pinon pine, ↑Mexican nut pine, ↑Pinus cembroides, ↑Rocky mountain pinon, ↑Pinu … Useful english dictionary
piñon — /pin yeuhn, peen yohn, peen yohn /; Sp. /pee nyawn /, n., pl. piñons, Sp. piñones /pee nyaw nes/. 1. Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing… … Universalium
Pinon — Piñon Pine [Pinus edulis] Low to the ground, rounded crown, 15 feet tall, the piñon ( pinyon ) is a very slow growing tree, taking nearly 200 years to produce a 1 foot diameter trunk. An old piñon may be more than 500 years old, and may live as… … Wikipedia
Pinon — Pi[ n] on, n. [Sp. pi[ n]on.] (Bot.) (a) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as {Pinus Pinea} of Southern Europe, and {Pinus Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla}, the nut pines of Western… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nut pine — nut′ pine n. bot (boi pln) piñon 2) • Etymology: 1835–45, amer … From formal English to slang
nut pine — ☆ nut pine n. any of several pines, esp. a piñon, with edible seeds … English World dictionary
nut pine — piñon (def. 1). [1835 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
pinon pine — noun a small two needled or three needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas • Syn: ↑Mexican nut pine, ↑Pinus cembroides • Hypernyms: ↑nut pine • Member Holonyms: ↑Pinus, ↑genus Pinus * * * … Useful english dictionary
nut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. kernel, stone, nutmeat; seed, core; slang, eccentric, crank, crackpot (sl.), kook (sl.). See food, insanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A dry fruit] Syn. seed, kernel, stone, achene, caryopsis, utricle;… … English dictionary for students
piñon — or pinyon noun (plural piñons or pinyons or piñones) Etymology: American Spanish piñón, from Spanish, pine nut, from piña pinecone, from Latin pinea more at pineal Date: 1831 any of various small pines (as Pinus quadrifolia, P. cembroides, P.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
