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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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]