Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]

Fine Dictionary

pinon

WordNet
  1. (n) pinon
    any of several low-growing pines of western North America
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Piñon
    (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.
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Sp. piñon,

Usage in the news

Mystery-Romance Directed by: Claude Lelouch ( A Man and a Woman ) Starring: Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant, Audrey Dana, Michèle Bernier, Myriam Boyer. mountainx.com

In Pinon Hills, California, more than 150 heritage breed turkeys are enjoying the warm sunshine and fresh breezes at Rainbow Ranch Farms. kcet.org

Diego Pinon will offer master classes at the "Water in the Desert" festival. blog.oregonlive.com

Stylized Comedy Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet ( Amélie ) Starring: Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Yolande Moreau, Dominque Pinon, Nicolas Marié, Marie-Julie Baup, Julie Ferrier. mountainx.com

Statement From Army Regarding Pinon Canyon Expansion. kktv.com

Lawmakers seek to extend Pinon Canyon ban. fox21news.com

Pinon Canyon Training Is Vital. kktv.com

Conditions at Colorado Springs, CO. Fort Carson's new commander says Army training at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site is vital for the safety of soldiers in combat. kktv.com

Gail Rich Award winners for 2013: Pipa Pinon , Linda Burman-Hall, Jimbo Phillips, Futzie Nutzle, Tammi Brown, Skip Epperson. mercurynews.com

Icelandic quartet Pascal Pinon make delicate, quirky and adorable acoustic folk. kexp.org

Army considering name change for Pinon Canyon. csbj.com

Plans for the Pinon Point Ranch subdivision were denied Friday by the Quay County Commission. qcsunonline.com

So far, it has burned an estimated 3500 acres of grass, sagebrush, and pinon and juniper land. kolotv.com

Futuristic Black Comedy Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro Starring: Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Karin Viard, Rufus. mountainx.com

Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Karin Viard. variety.com

Usage in scientific papers

FIG. 5. (Color online) (a) Magnetization profile of a single s pinon wave-function away from the RMG point. (b) Log plot showing fits by Airy functions and the effective local potential hi|Hdim |ii coming from the dimerization Hamiltonian.
Localization of spinons in random Majumdar-Ghosh chains

Lecacheux et al., Radio Science 30, 1699, 1995. D. Oberoi, J.-L. Pinçon, “A new design for a very low frequency space borne radio interferometer”, arXiv:astro-ph/0312171, in press, 2008. B.W.
T.I.P.O. (Tesla Interferometric Planetary Observer)

Usage in literature

They commenced by cutting down some pinon-trees that grew by the foot of the cliff. "The Boy Hunters" by Captain Mayne Reid

Ay, and you shall have a half peck of pinon nuts for your supper, I promise you. "The Lone Ranche" by Captain Mayne Reid

Shortly after sunrise he came upon a ranch set deep in a gully and sheltered by pinons. "The Eagle's Heart" by Hamlin Garland

Two of the most important chateaux in this region in 1789 were those of Pinon and of Anizy. "France and the Republic" by William Henry Hurlbert

There was no other point except the Pinon from which we could certainly see the enemy on their route and be ourselves hidden. "The Scalp Hunters" by Mayne Reid

Gathering a fresh quantity of the leaves, and tying them together, I again set out for the pinon-tree. "The Desert Home" by Mayne Reid

Summer resident; not infrequent; breeds in pinon hills near Canyon City. "Birds of the Rockies" by Leander Sylvester Keyser

The next morning we were up and moving at sunrise; and after a march of twenty miles, came to a small stream heading in the Pinon range. "Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches" by Edwin Eastman

The girl found Antonio propped against a pinon tree, solacing himself philosophically with cigarettes. "Brand Blotters" by William MacLeod Raine

As you ascend the Upper Mesas of the Rio Grande, you are in a region where nothing grows but pinon and juniper. "Through Our Unknown Southwest" by Agnes C. Laut