Pronunciation : Pi?"on, n. [Sp. pi?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
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Definition :
nut pines of Western North America. (b) See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913