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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Piñ·on n.  Bot. (a) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, and Pinus Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla, the nut pines of Western North America. (b) See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Pinus pinea
      n : medium-sized 2-needled pine of southern Europe having a
          spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds
          that resemble almonds [syn: stone pine, umbrella pine,
           European nut pine]