SINCE 1828
Mexican piñon
noun
variants:
or less commonly Mexican piñon pine
Definition of Mexican piñon
: a bush or low tree (Pinus cembroides) of the southern U.S. and Mexico having usually three needles in each fascicle and globular cones
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