'pignon' definitions:

Definition of 'pignon'

From: GCIDE
  • Pinon \Pi[~n]"on\, n. [Sp. pi[~n]on.] (Bot.) (a) 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. (b) See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.] [1913 Webster]