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A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (Araucaria imbricata), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted "as to puzzle a monkey to climb." The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called pion by the Chilians.
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n.
A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life.
n.
A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, to convey the tools of pioneers, cartridges, and the like.
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See Peony.
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A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.
v. t. & i.
To go before, and prepare or open a way for; to act as pioneer.
n.
Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.
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A movable parapet, serving to support fascines to cover pioneers.
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A pioneer.
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To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out.
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The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, and P. Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla, the nut pines of Western North America.
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One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow; as, pioneers of civilization; pioneers of reform.
a.
A Shakespearean word of disputed meaning; perh., "abounding in marsh marigolds."
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n.
See Monkey's puzzle.
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