pignon

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pignon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 Pinus Parryana, cembroides,  edulis, and monophylla
            , the nut pines of Western
            North America.
        (b) See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]
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