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nut pine
nut pine
noun
- either of two varieties of the pine tree Pinus cembroides, of Mexico, Arizona, and California, having edible nuts
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nut pine1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Example Sentences
In this country we have several native species bearing very large edible seeds, and they are known in the West under the general name of Piñon, or nut pines.
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Where will we find the nut pines that have the pine nuts?
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The Nevada slope of the mountains below 7500 ft. is covered with the nut pine down to the sage plains.
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Little squirrels went frisking up the nut pines, gathering the rich nuts, and the ruffed grouse safely hidden among the brown leaves, quietly viewed the scene.
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I hope that some of our southern planters will plant South American, Asiatic, African and Australian species of nut pines for purposes of observation.
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