pinyon

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A form of piñon — Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine.

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Meanings

nounpinyon (countable and uncountable, plural pinyons or pinyones)

plural pinyons · plural pinyones

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of piñon.

    They passed solitary pinyons and collected the nuts when they could to process later.

    2020, Diane Cook, The New Wilderness, Oneworld Publications, page 303

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several low-growing pines of western North America

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pinon
Broader
pinepine treetrue pine
Also see
pinonpiñon pine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

pinyon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinyon

MLA

“pinyon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinyon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinyon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinyon.

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