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Definition of Pinyon
1. Noun. Any of several low-growing pines of western North America.
Group relationships: Genus Pinus, Pinus
Generic synonyms: Pine, Pine Tree, True Pine
Specialized synonyms: Nut Pine, Bishop Pine, Bishop's Pine, Pinus Muricata, California Single-leaf Pinyon, Pinus Californiarum, Parry's Pinyon, Pinus Parryana, Pinus Quadrifolia
Definition of Pinyon
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of piñon) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pinyon
1. pinon [n -S] - See also: pinon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinyon
Literary usage of Pinyon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Overlap areas between pinyon-juniper and encinal woodlands were evaluated in
terms of selected physiographic and vegetative variables at three sites in ..."
2. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"Little (1987) followed the growth of pinyon trees near Santa Fe over a 47-year
... On better sites, pinyon can grow to 30 cm in diameter within 150 years ..."
3. The California Spotted Owl: A Technical Assessment of Its Current Status. by Jared Verner (1994)
"pinyon mice readily climb and are frequently taken in traps sei in shrubs and
pygmy conifers ... pinyon mice nest in ground burrows or hollows in trees. ..."
4. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"Present and future multiple-use demands on the pinyon-juniper type. ...
Mycorrhiza microbes and nutrient cycling processes in pinyon-juniper systems, p. ..."
5. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Overlap areas between pinyon-juniper and encinal woodlands were evaluated in
terms of selected physiographic and vegetative variables at three sites in ..."
6. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"Little (1987) followed the growth of pinyon trees near Santa Fe over a 47-year
... On better sites, pinyon can grow to 30 cm in diameter within 150 years ..."
7. The California Spotted Owl: A Technical Assessment of Its Current Status. by Jared Verner (1994)
"pinyon mice readily climb and are frequently taken in traps sei in shrubs and
pygmy conifers ... pinyon mice nest in ground burrows or hollows in trees. ..."
8. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"Present and future multiple-use demands on the pinyon-juniper type. ...
Mycorrhiza microbes and nutrient cycling processes in pinyon-juniper systems, p. ..."
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