pinyon : Idioms & Phrases


california single-leaf pinyon

  • noun very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range
    Pinus californiarum.
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parry's pinyon

  • noun five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum)
    Pinus quadrifolia; Pinus parryana.
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single-leaf pinyon

  • noun pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine
    single-leaf pine; Pinus monophylla; single-leaf.
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