Pinyon (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several low-growing pines of western North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The landscape of the high desert was dotted with clusters of stunted pinyon trees.
- Cedric wandered through a thicket of scrub oak and pinyon that blanketed the slope.
- A few feet away from her campsite was a massive old pinyon that could've served as shelter from the harsh elements.
- Rabbits could easily hide behind the twisted trunks of the ancient pinyon trees that grew in the forest.
- Seated beneath a solitary pinyon tree, Carlos searched the horizon for the outline of buildings.