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SINGLE-LEAF PINYON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does single-leaf pinyon mean? 

SINGLE-LEAF PINYON (noun)
  The noun SINGLE-LEAF PINYON has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SINGLE-LEAF PINYON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SINGLE-LEAF PINYON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Pinus monophylla; single-leaf; single-leaf pine; single-leaf pinyon

Hypernyms ("single-leaf pinyon" is a kind of...):

nut pine (any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds)


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