piñon

noun

pi·ñon | \ˈpin-ˌyōn,

-ˌyän, -yən;pin-ˈyōn\

variants: or pinyon

plural piñons or pinyons or piñones\pin-ˈyō-nēz

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Definition of piñon

: any of various small pines (such as Pinus quadrifolia, P. cembroides, P. edulis, and P. monophylla) of western North America with edible seeds also : the edible seed of a piñon

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Flames were devouring pinon-juniper forests and sagebrush steppe that is home to the imperiled sage grouse. — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "Lightning-sparked wildfires in northwest Colorado force shutdown of oil industry facilities," 11 June 2017

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The first known use of piñon was in 1831

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