資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pinon \Pi[~n]"on\, n. [Sp. pi[~n]on.] (Bot.)
(a) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the
tree producing such seeds, as {Pinus Pinea} of
Southern Europe, and {P. Parryana, cembroides, edulis,
and monophylla}, the nut pines of Western North
America.
(b) See {Monkey's puzzle}. [Written also {pignon}.]
資料來源 : WordNet®
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}]