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Noun

piñon pine ‎(countable and uncountable, plural piñon pines)

1. (uncountable, countable) Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine.
   • 1912, Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage, Chapter 5

     The sage and thickets of oak and brakes of alder gave place to piñon pine growing out of rocky soil.

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Synonyms

• (North American pines): piñon, pinon, pinyon