pinus edulis

1. 1.

   small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine

   SynonymsRocky mountain pinon

   Broadernut pine

Questions about pinus edulis

What does pinus edulis mean?

pinus edulis means "small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine".

What is another word for pinus edulis?

Close synonyms include Rocky mountain pinon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pinus edulis a common word?

pinus edulis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.