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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The edible seed of certain pines.

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  • noun The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra and Pinus cembroides.

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  • noun edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America

Etymologies

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From pine +‎ nut

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