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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pinon  \Pi[~n]"on\,  n.  [Sp.  pi[~n]on.]  (Bot.) 
  a  The  edible  seed  of  several  species  of  pine;  also  the 
  tree  producing  such  seeds,  as  {Pinus  Pinea}  of 
  Southern  Europe,  and  {P.  Parryana  cembroides  edulis, 
  and  monophylla},  the  nut  pines  of  Western  North 
  America. 
  b  See  {Monkey's  puzzle}.  [Written  also  {pignon}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pinon 
  n  :  any  of  several  low-growing  pines  of  western  North  America 
  [syn:  {pinyon}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Pinon,  AZ  (CDP,  FIPS  56120) 
  Location:  36.10071  N,  110.22126  W 
  Population  (1990):  468  (181  housing  units) 
  Area:  16.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  86510 
  Pinon,  NM 
  Zip  code(s):  88344 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Pinon,  pearl;  gem;  that  beholds




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