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

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Etymology

Origin of pine cone

First recorded in 1685–95

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Example Sentences

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pine cone

Guides also assist with the 40-foot rappel out of a giant pine cone — a rolled steel sculpture that envelops one of the course’s many Douglas firs.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Later, the Forest Service stopped publicizing the tree’s location to protect it from those wishing to take a pine cone or other souvenir from the ancient tree.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2022

Technically a thistle, an artichoke looks like a pine cone, prickly, jagged, and ready to ward off predators.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 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

The monkey dæmon dropped his pine cone and came with her.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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