1. Edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America
   "She toasted pinon nuts to add to her homemade pesto sauce";
   - pine nut, pignolia

1. Ascribe blame or guilt for something to (someone)
   "They tried to pin the crime on an innocent bystander"

1. Any of several low-growing pines of western North America
   "Piñon nuts are a popular ingredient in Southwestern cuisine";
   - pinyon

Derived forms: pins on, pinned on, piñons, pinning on

Type of: edible nut, nut, pin, pine, pine tree, true pine

Part of: European nut pine, genus Pinus, nut pine, Pinus, Pinus pinea, stone pine, umbrella pine

Encyclopedia: Pinon nut