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Definition of Pinons
1. pinon [n] - See also: pinon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinons
Literary usage of Pinons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Food Products: Their Souce, Chemistry, and Use by Edgar Henry Summerfield Bailey (1921)
"There are several pines that yield edible nuts, some of which are called "pinons."
These grow mostly on the Pacific coast, and eastward to Colorado and New ..."
2. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"... lined with plant and tree fibers, rootlets, and grass; placed usually in pinons
or jumpers 5 to 12 feet from the ground. Eggs : 3 to 5, bluish white, ..."
3. Primitive Property by Emile de Laveleye, Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie (1878)
"It is called Pinon ; and this name has, in the district, prevailed over their
proper family name, and they are called the pinons. In the month of July, ..."
4. The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries (1909)
"Close to the canon edge, among the pinons and just above the trail which leads
to Cliff Palace, was the site chosen for the camp. ..."
5. Records of the Past by Records of the Past Exploration Society (1903)
"He disappeared through the dense pinons into a deep cove. ... The canyon was very
narrow and our trail led through the dense cotton-wood and pinons. ..."
6. Guidebook of the Western United States: Part C. The Santa Fe Route with a by Nelson Horatio Darton (1915)
"... the first trees observed are stunted junipers and pinons; these rapidly increase
in size and abundance as the higher altitudes are attained, ..."
7. With the Flowers and Trees in California by Charles Francis Saunders (1914)
"Large quantities of pinons find their way into city markets, and are much esteemed
particularly by the Spanish element in our population. ..."
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