pinon

1. Any of several low-growing pines of western North America (synset 111629926)
   is a type of: pine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous tree
   subtypes:

   • nut pine - any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds
   • bishop pine, bishop's pine, pinus muricata - 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)
   belongs to: genus pinus, pinus - type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines
   same as: pinyon

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