| Noun | 1. | pinon nut - edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North Americaedible 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 |