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- noun Plural form of
pinyon .
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Examples
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The stench barreled through the junipers and pinyons and hung in the air for days.
Yellow Dirt Judy Pasternak 2010
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They climbed into mountain ranges—the Carrizos, the Chuskas, and the Lukachukais—up past scrubby pinyons and junipers, until they reached tall cool stands of ponderosa pine.
Yellow Dirt Judy Pasternak 2010
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At a still higher level is a belt of junipers and pinyons.
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Juniper and pinyons, limited to rocky outcrops, are prominent around the Stockton Plateau in western Texas.
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This ecotone between temperate forests and the desert represents an ideal habitat for many species of birds; some birds eat the pinyons from pine trees and store them for the winter in underground places, where misplaces or forgotten pine seeds find an ideal habitat to grow.
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Prickly pear and pinyons grow along the track like markers.
VANISHING ACTS JODI PICOULT 2005
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Prickly pear and pinyons grow along the track like markers.
VANISHING ACTS JODI PICOULT 2005
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Prickly pear and pinyons grow along the track like markers.
Vanishing Acts Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 2005
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Prickly pear and pinyons grow along the track like markers.
VANISHING ACTS JODI PICOULT 2005
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The pinyons died mainly because of an Ips epidemic I am not a big fan of the term decline as it is usually used for trees.
Bristlecone/Foxtail Site #1: Cirque Peak « Climate Audit 2005
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