pignolia

pignolia

(piːˈnəʊlɪə)

n

(Plants) a pine nut, the edible seed of the nut pine

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pine′ nut`

n.

the edible seed of any of several pine trees, as the piñon.

Also called pignolia, pignoli.

[before 1000]

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pignolia - edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America pine nut, pinon nut edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell nut pine - any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds European nut pine, Pinus pinea, stone pine, umbrella pine - medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds

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