The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pinus Parryana cembroides edulis and monophylla
Pinon \Pi[~n]"on\, n. [Sp. pi[~n]on.] (Bot.)
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.
See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]