pine cone
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of pine cone
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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A jar is filled with hay, then the hay is burned, the mix including pine cone jam and pomegranate is poured inside.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
“I just knew him as the guy I met when he was 13 and I threw the pine cone at his chest.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
Celeste returned to the car with a pine cone, a flavor component she has incorporated in her beer.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022
The bucolic setting proves inhospitable when a fast-falling pine cone smacks Leda painfully in the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
He turned his back, contempt in every line of his body as he flicked the scales from his pine cone out into the dark.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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