Single-leaf Pinyon (Noun)
Meaning
Pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The single-leaf pinyon pine tree can grow in dry, rocky areas and often requires multiple trunks to reach its full potential.
- This small pine, the single-leaf pinyon, can grow as tall as 20 feet but its main branches rarely grow far apart.
- Due to their nutritious seeds, single-leaf pinyon pine trees play a significant role in southwestern US ecosystems.
- Some native birds have formed close bonds with single-leaf pinyon pines and they only make their nests on them.
- Historically, many animals relied on single-leaf pinyon nuts for nutrition and in the case of Native American communities the trees played an essential part of their culture.