pine cone

American  

noun

pine cones plural

1. the cone or strobile of a pine tree.

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pine cone British  

noun

1. the seed-producing structure of a pine tree See cone

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pine cones
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pine cone

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pine cone

Sometimes a pine cone is just a pine cone.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

“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

Or for my kid to come home for winter break with a rhinestone-spangled pine cone ornament made by Bob Dylan’s grandson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 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

Then he tried a blade of grass, a pine cone chip; there was no way to throw something—anything— into that water and not catch a trout.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols