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PINON PINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pinon pine mean?
• PINON PINE (noun)
The noun PINON PINE has 1 sense:
1. a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas
Familiarity information: PINON PINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Mexican nut pine; pinon pine; Pinus cembroides
Hypernyms ("pinon pine" is a kind of...):
nut pine (any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds)
Holonyms ("pinon pine" is a member of...):
genus Pinus; Pinus (type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines)
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