pinyon

Other forms: pinyons

Definitions of pinyon

1. noun

   any of several low-growing pines of western North America
   synonyms: pinon

   types:

   nut pine

   any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds

   Pinus muricata, bishop pine, bishop's pine

   two-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast

   California single-leaf pinyon, Pinus californiarum

   very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range

   Parry's pinyon, Pinus parryana, Pinus quadrifolia

   five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum)

   Mexican nut pine, Pinus cembroides, pinon pine

   a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas

   Pinus edulis, Rocky mountain pinon

   small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine

   Pinus monophylla, single-leaf, single-leaf pine, single-leaf pinyon

   pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine

   type of:

   pine, pine tree, true pine

   a coniferous tree